Benign hypersensitivity reactions to smallpox vaccine

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 460-465

  Bessinger, Todd G ^a,b,c   Smith, Sidney B ^a,b   Olivere, Joseph W ^a,b   James, Bruce L ^a,b  

^a CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; EMOLLIENT AGENT; PRAMOCAINE; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FEVER; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUSTULE; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN BIOPSY; UNITED STATES; URTICARIA; VIRUS CULTURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SKIN; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

EID: 34248150982     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02953.x     Document Type: Article

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