Delayed hypersensitivity to bosentan

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 499-501

  Romano, A ^a   Giovannetti, A ^b   Caruso, C ^b   Rosato, E ^b   Pierdominici, M ^b   Salsano, F ^b  

^a Unita di Allergologia   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bosentan; Delayed hypersensitivity; Drug rash (or reaction) with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms; Lymphocyte transformation test

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BOSENTAN; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRESS SYNDROME; EOSINOPHILIA; ERYTHEMA; FACIAL ANGIOEDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; KIDNEY COLIC; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURITUS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RASH; SCLERODERMA; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SKIN TESTS; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 60849110591     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01927.x     Document Type: Article

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