Severe skin reaction due to excipients of an oral iron treatment

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 334-335

  Rogkakou, A ^a   Guerra, L ^a   Scordamaglia, A ^a   Canonica, G W ^a   Passalacqua, G ^a  

^a Padiglione Maragliano ^*

Author keywords

Drug hypersensitivity; Excipients; Iron

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; EXCIPIENT; FERRIC PROPIONATE; FERROFOLIN; FERROUS SULFATE; FOOD DYE; GENTAMICIN; IRON; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FACE ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; AZO COMPOUNDS; COLORING AGENTS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EXCIPIENTS; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; TABLETS;

EID: 33846945045     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01287.x     Document Type: Article

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