Rapid oral desensitization to furosemide

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 538-

  Alim, Naureen ^a   Patel, Julie Y ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ETACRYNIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; METOLAZONE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DESENSITIZATION; DIURESIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; URTICARIA;

EID: 74749109252     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60274-8     Document Type: Letter

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