Life-threatening anaphylaxis to kiwi fruit: Protective sublingual allergen immunotherapy effect persists even after discontinuation

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 507-508

  Kerzl, Regina ^a   Simonowa, Anna ^a   Ring, Johannes ^a   Ollert, Markus ^a   Mempel, Martin ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; KIWIFRUIT ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; KIWIFRUIT ALLERGY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTINIDIA; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 33846840979     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.09.041     Document Type: Letter

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