Immediate type hypersensitivity to low molecular weight heparins and tolerance of unfractioned heparin and fondaparinux

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 787-788

  Harr, T ^b   Scherer, K ^b   Tsakiris, D A ^b   Bircher, A J ^a  

^a Department of Dermatology   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Drug allergy; Fondaparinux; Heparin; Immediate type hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DALTEPARIN; DANAPAROID; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; LEPIRUDIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HAND EDEMA; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; LABORATORY TEST; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SWELLING; THROMBOPHILIA; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CROSS REACTIONS; DALTEPARIN; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FACTOR V; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 33744499460     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01063.x     Document Type: Article

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