Desensitization therapy in a patient with furosemide allergy

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-70

  Shteinberg, Michal ^a,b   Karkabi, Basheer ^a,b   Cohen, Shai ^a,b  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allergy; Desensitization; Diuretics; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DESENSITIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FACE EDEMA; FACE RASH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 33846080431     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.07.019     Document Type: Article

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