Delayed hypersensitivity reaction after intravenous glucagon administered for a barium enema: A case report

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 279-281

  Neoh, Ching Yin ^a   Tan, Audrey W H ^a   Leow, Yung Hian ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal; Hypersensitivity; Parasympatholytics; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCAGON; GLYCOGEN; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NAPROXEN; OMEPRAZOLE; OMESEC; QUININE SULFATE; ROFECOXIB;

AGED; ARM; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG ERUPTION; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PURPURIC RASH; SKIN BIOPSY; TRUNK;

EID: 33745472918     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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