Anaphylaxis with use of eye-drops containing benzalkonium chloride preservative

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 444-446

  Anderson, Diana ^b   Faltay, Bela ^a,b   Haller, Nairmeen A ^a,b  

^a AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM; EYE DROPS; PRESERVATIVE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 69449105966     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2009.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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