Anaphylaxis following intravenous fluorescein angiography in a vitreoretinal clinic: Report of 4 cases

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 444-445

  Bearelly, Srilaxmi ^a   Rao, Supriya ^a   Fekrat, Sharon ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Angiography; Intravenous fluorescein

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FLUORESCEIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BEE STING; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRY THROAT; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FLUSHING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRURITUS; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINORRHEA; SCRATCHING; SPEECH DISORDER; URTICARIA; VITREORETINOPATHY;

EID: 68149178459     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/i09-068     Document Type: Article

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