Intravenous immunoglobulin: Adverse reactions and management

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1238-1239

  Bonilla, Francisco A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse effects; Intravenous immunoglobulin

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CYPROHEPTADINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; IBUPROFEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISONE; RANITIDINE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANOREXIA; ARTHRALGIA; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BONE PAIN; BRONCHOSPASM; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; COUGHING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSESTHESIA; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FATIGUE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALAISE; MIGRAINE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; NEUTROPENIA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SIDE EFFECT; STROKE; URTICARIA; VOMITING; WEAKNESS;

HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS;

EID: 57149141253     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.08.033     Document Type: Editorial

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