Anaphylaxis to hydrocortisone hemisuccinate with cross-sensitivity to related compounds in a paediatric patient [1]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 707-708

  Calogiuri, G F ^a   Muratore, L ^b   Nettis, E ^c   Ventura, M T ^c   Ferrannini, A ^c   Tursi, A ^c  

^a Civil Law Court ^*  (Italy)

^b VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALBUMIN; ALDEHYDE; AMINOPHYLLINE; ARGININE; BECLOMETASONE; BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLYOXAL DERIVATIVE; GUANIDINE; HAPTEN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE HEMISUCCINATE; PREDNISONE; PROTEIN; SOLUDA CORTIN; STEROID; TRANSCORTIN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALLERGY TEST; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ASTHMA; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS ALLERGY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LETTER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OXYGEN BREATHING; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; URTICARIA;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE;

EID: 4944262062     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06102.x     Document Type: Letter

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