Allergic-like breakthrough reactions to gadolinium contrast agents after corticosteroid and antihistamine premedication

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 187-190

  Dillman, Jonathan R ^a   Ellis, James H ^a   Cohan, Richard H ^a   Strouse, Peter J ^b   Jan, Sophia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic reaction; Antihistamine; Contrast agents; Contrast reaction; Corticosteroid; Gadolinium; MRI; Premedication

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; IODINE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PEDIATRICS; PERIORBITAL EDEMA; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; URTICARIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREMEDICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 37549005609     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2718     Document Type: Article

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