Immediate hypersensitivity and delayed hypersensitivity to Clopidogrel

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 213-215

  Gutiérrez Fernández, Diego ^a,d   Fuentes Vallejo, M S ^b   Rueda Ygueravides, M D ^a   Foncubierta Fernandez A ^c   Leon Jimenez A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Alergomedic Clínicas de Alergia Y Asma   (Spain)

^c Joaquin Pece Health Center   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergy; Antiplatelet; Clopidogrel; Drug desensitization; Hypersensitivity reaction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; BROMAZEPAM; CLOPIDOGREL; CORTICOSTEROID; ENOXAPARIN; LACTULOSE; OMEPRAZOLE; RAMIPRIL; SIMVASTATIN; TICLOPIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DESQUAMATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY COLIC; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURIGO; PRURITUS; SKIN TEST;

EID: 35348849135     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13110317     Document Type: Article

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