Successful administration of a 1-day imported fire ant rush immunotherapy protocol

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-315

  Judd, Courtney A ^a   Parker, Amy L ^a   Meier, Eric A ^a   Tankersley, Michael S ^a,b  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Lackland AFB ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALLERGEN; CETIRIZINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; HYDROXYZINE; IMPORTED FIRE ANT ALLERGEN; INFUSION FLUID; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CYANOSIS; FLUSHING; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LIP; MALE; PERIORAL URTICARIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN TEST; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URTICARIA; WHEEZING;

EID: 51649091417     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60497-8     Document Type: Article

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