Anaphylaxis after Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) therapy in a patient with sensitization to star anise and celery-carrot-mugwort-spice syndrome

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-244

  Hirschfeld, G ^b   Weber, L ^b   Renkl, A ^b   Scharffetter Kochanek, K ^b   Weiss, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Celery carrot mugwort spice syndrome; Oseltamivir; Star anise

Indexed keywords

CLEMASTINE; ESOMEPRAZOLE; OSELTAMIVIR; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELERY CARROT MUGWORT SPICE SYNDROME; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; ILLICIUM VERUM; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SYNDROME;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; APIUM GRAVEOLENS; ARTEMISIA; CROSS REACTIONS; DAUCUS CAROTA; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; ILLICIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSELTAMIVIR; SPICES; SYNDROME;

EID: 37749025753     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01572.x     Document Type: Article

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