Anaphylaxis induced by intramuscular betamethasone disodium phosphate: Reflections on a clinical case

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 387-391

  Ventura, Mariateresa ^a,d   Sanapo, F ^b   Calogiuri, G F ^c   Satriano, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Presidio Ospedaliero Monospecialistico A

^c Ospedale Cardinale G Panico   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Betamethasone disodium phosphate; Ig E mediated; Immediate type reactions; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; BUDESONIDE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEFLAZACORT; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; FLUNISOLIDE; HISTAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIROXICAM; PREDNISONE; SOLDESAN; TIXOCORTOL PIVALATE; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CASE REPORT; CROSS REACTION; DIZZINESS; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; KELOID; NURSE; PATCH TEST; PRESCRIPTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SENSITIZATION; URTICARIA; VASOMOTOR RHINITIS; VOMITING;

EID: 34547091907     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200702000220     Document Type: Article

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