Severe immunoglobulin E-mediated anaphylaxis to intravenous methylprednisolone succinate in a patient who tolerated oral methylprednisolone

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 330-332

  Koutsostathis, N ^a   Vovolis, Vasilios ^a  

^a LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Corticosteroids; Methylprednisolone; Methylprednisolone succinate

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETAMETHASONE ACETATE; CHLORAMPHENICOL HEMISUCCINATE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; INFUSION FLUID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; OMEPRAZOLE; PARECOXIB; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FACIAL ANGIOEDEMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; PRICK TEST; PRURITUS; SHOCK; SKIN TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIOEDEMA; BRONCHIAL SPASM; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE HEMISUCCINATE; PRURITUS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 68849084242     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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