When it is not an infection: metal allergy after the Nuss procedure for repair of pectus excavatum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-97

  Rushing, Gregory D ^a   Goretsky, Michael J ^a,b   Gustin, Tina ^b   Morales, Maripaz ^c   Kelly Jr , Robert E ^a,b   Nuss, Donald ^a,b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

Atopy; Metal allergy; Nickel; Nuss procedure; Pectus excavatum; Rash

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNNEL CHEST; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL ALLERGY; NUSS PROCEDURE; PATCH TEST; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RASH; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; METALS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAINLESS STEEL; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TITANIUM;

EID: 33845947714     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.09.056     Document Type: Article

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