Management of tolerance induction in patients with suspected penicillin allergy - A case study

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 488-491

  Wessbecher, Robert ^a,b   Stangl, Sabine ^a,b  

^a Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHOXSALEN; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHEA; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SCLEREDEMA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 65249097675     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03965.x     Document Type: Article

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