Anaphylaxis to gadobenate dimeglumine (Multihance®): A case report

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-154

  Kalogeromitros, Dimitrios C ^a   Makris, Michael P ^a   Aggelides, Xenophon S ^a   Spanoudaki, Nektaria ^a   Gregoriou, Stamatios G ^a   Avgerinou, Georgia ^a   Rigopoulos, Dimitrios G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adverse reaction; Anaphylaxis; Gadobenate dimeglumine; Multihance ; Skin testing

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE; GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM; GADOTERIC ACID; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG INFUSION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAST CELL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; SKIN TESTS; TRYPTASES;

EID: 34548684999     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000103227     Document Type: Article

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