IgE-mediated reaction to mepivacaine

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1058-1059

  Venemalm, Lennart ^a   Degerbeck, Fredrik ^b   Smith, William ^c  

^a Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^b Mälarinvest AB   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEPIVACAINE; PRILOCAINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG TOLERANCE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SWELLING; SYNCOPE; TOOTH PAIN;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEPIVACAINE;

EID: 41449096973     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.12.1154     Document Type: Letter

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