Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis due to tetrazepam

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-122

  Thomas, E ^a   Bellón, Teresa ^a   Barranco, P ^a   Padial, A ^a   Tapia, B ^a   Morel, E ^a   Alves Ferreira, J ^a   Martin Esteban M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis; Benzodiazepines; Drug reaction; Interleukin 8; Lymphocyte transformation test; Patch test; Tetrazepam

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BROMAZEPAM; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; INTERLEUKIN 8; LORAZEPAM; MESSENGER RNA; TETRAZEPAM;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON COLD; CROSS REACTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PATCH TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRICK TEST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUNCH BIOPSY; PUSTULOSIS;

ARTHRALGIA; BENZODIAZEPINES; CODEINE; COMMON COLD; DRUG ERUPTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ERYTHEMA; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 45749144280     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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