Methylene blue for clinical anaphylaxis treatment: A case report

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-62

  Rodrigues, Janine Moreira ^a   Pazin Filho, Antonio ^a   Rodrigues, Alfredo José ^a   Vicente, Walter Vilella de Andrade ^a   Evora, Paulo Roberto Barbosa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Rua Rui Barbosa 455/140   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Cyclic GMP; Guanylate cyclase; Methylene blue; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLENE BLUE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CYANOSIS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; LARYNX EDEMA; PETECHIA; PRURITUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; STRIDOR; TACHYPNEA; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

EID: 34249325907     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802007000100012     Document Type: Article

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