Immediate hypersensitivity to corticosteroids: Finding an alternative

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 284-285

  Rodrigues Alves, Rodrigo ^a   Spinola Santos A ^a   Pedro, E ^a   Branco Ferreira, M ^a   Pereira Barbosa, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Cross reactivity; Hypersensitivity; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMANTADINE; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CHLORAMBUCIL; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; GABAPENTIN; GLATIRAMER; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; HYDROXYZINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; DOSE RESPONSE; DYSPHONIA; EYELID EDEMA; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRURITUS; URTICARIA;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 34548267217     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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