Severe hypersensitivity reactions to corticosteroids in children

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 339-341

  Nahum, Amit ^a,b   Garty, Ben Zion ^b,c,d   Marcus, Nufar ^b,c   Shoenfeld, Tommy ^d,e   Levy, Yael ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Kipper Inst of Pediatric Immunology   (Israel)

^c Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Israel)

^d SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Corticosteroids; Hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BOLUS INJECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MILK ALLERGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EMERGENCIES; FACIAL DERMATOSES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRADERMAL TESTS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE HEMISUCCINATE; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 67649653906     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181a34901     Document Type: Article

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