Myocardial ischemia due to severe amoxicillin allergy

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 162-164

  López Abad, Raquel ^a   Rodriguez F ^a   Garcia Abujeta J L ^a   Martin Gil D ^a   Jerez, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Amoxicillin; Anaphylaxis; Myocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFACLOR; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ERGOMETRY; ERYTHEMA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MAST CELL; PRURITUS; THORAX PAIN; TOOTH INFECTION; VASOSPASM;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 3342933387     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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