Anaphylactoid reaction to high-dose methotrexate and re-administration after a successful desensitization

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-134

  Caldeira, Teresa ^a   Costa, Vitor ^b   Silva, Isabel ^b   Oliva, Tereza ^b   Norton, Lucília ^b  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR DE VILA NOVA DE GAIA ESPINHO   (Portugal)

^b PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Desensitization protocol; Methotrexate hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

CLEMASTINE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRURITUS; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CHILD; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA, ADULT T-CELL; MALE; METHOTREXATE;

EID: 41149114124     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010701885268     Document Type: Article

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