High rate of immediate systemic hypersensitivity reactions to tiger snake antivenom [1]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 419-420

  Isbister, Geoffrey K ^a   Tankel, Alan ^b   White, Julian ^c   Little, Mark ^d   Brown, Simon G ^e   Spain, David J ^f   Gavaghan, Chris F ^g   Currie, Bart J ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b 30 Park Avenue   (Australia)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g Lismore Base Hospital ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; INFUSION FLUID; PROMETHAZINE; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIAPHORESIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; LETTER; MALE; PRURITUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SNAKEBITE; SWEATING; TACHYCARDIA; URTICARIA; VOMITING; WHEEZING;

EID: 33646250678     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00297.x     Document Type: Letter

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