Progressive circumscribed sclerosis - A novel side-effect of immunotherapy with aluminium-adsorbed allergen extracts

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 965-967

  El Shabrawi Caelen, T ^a   Poelt, P ^b   Aberer, W ^b   Aberer, E ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; JOINT BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED;

EID: 65549098775     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.01999.x     Document Type: Article

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