Two cases of accidental epinephrine injection into a finger [1]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 463-464

  Skorpinski, Edward W ^c   McGeady, Stephen J ^b   Yousef, Ejaz ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PAIN; PALLOR; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF INJECTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; ISCHEMIA;

EID: 31944450274     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.10.005     Document Type: Letter

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