The risk of systemic reactions to skin prick-tests using food allergens: CICBAA data and literature review

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 52-54

  Codreanu, F ^a   Moneret Vautrin, D A ^a   Morisset, M ^a   Guenard L ^a   Rance F ^b   Kanny, G ^a   Lemerdy, Ph ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DES ENFANTS   (France)

^c Laboratoire Allerbio   (France)

Author keywords

Food allergy; Prick in prick tests; Systemic reactions

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FOOD ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NUT; PRICK IN PRICK TEST; PRICK TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANACARDIUM; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EGGS; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK; SEAFOOD; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 33645321411     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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