Animal Bites and Stings with Anaphylactic Potential

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-156

  Klotz, John H ^a   Klotz, Stephen A ^b   Pinnas, Jacob L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anaphylactoid; anaphylaxis; animal venoms; bites and stings; insect venoms; systemic reactions

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BEE; BITE; CASE REPORT; COELENTERATE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LEPIDOPTERA; LIZARD; MALE; POISON CENTER; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORPION; SNAKE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WASP;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 59649108840     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.06.018     Document Type: Article

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