Anaesthetists should be aware of delayed hypersensitivity to phenylephrine

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 637-639

  Dewachter, P ^a   Mouton Faivre, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Delayed hypersensitivity; Ophthalmological surgical procedures; Patch tests; Phenylephrine; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

BEFUNOLOL; CHIBROCADRON; DEXAGRANE; DEXAMETHASONE; EXOCINE; HYDROCORTISONE; INDOMETACIN; LIDOCAINE; MYDRIASERT; NEOMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; OXYBUPROCAINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POVIDONE IODINE; TROPICAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECZEMA; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGY; AWARENESS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; MYDRIATICS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATCH TESTS; PHENYLEPHRINE;

EID: 34147140881     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01295.x     Document Type: Article

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