Kounis syndrome and hypersensitivity reactions associated with endovascular devices

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-122

  Kounis, Nicholas G ^a   Hahalis, George ^a   Kounis, Sophia A ^a   Kounis, George N ^a  

^a Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; PREDNISONE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ALLERGIC DISEASE; CELL ACTIVATION; CORONARY STENT; HEART INFARCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LETTER; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; STENT THROMBOSIS; VASOSPASM;

ALLERGENS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; METALS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PATCH TESTS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; STENTS;

EID: 58849107524     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01467.x     Document Type: Letter

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