Aspirin desensitization in a patient with aspirin sensitivity and chronic idiopathic urticaria

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-172

  Slowik, Stephen M ^a   Slavin, Raymond G ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CETIRIZINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ASPIRIN INDUCED URTICARIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC URTICARIA; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; EVENING DOSAGE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; URTICARIA;

EID: 60849105680     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60252-9     Document Type: Letter

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