The role of iodine in hypersensitivity reactions to radio contrast media

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 468-475

  Scherer, K ^a   Harr, T ^a   Bach, S ^a   Bircher, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allergy; Exanthema; Hypersensitivity; Iodine; Lugol's solution; Provocation test; Radio contrast media

Indexed keywords

DIATRIZOATE; IOBITRIDOL; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINE; IODIXANOL; IOHEXOL; IOMEPROL; IOPAMIDOL; IOPENTOL; IOPROMIDE; IOTROLAN; IOVERSOL; IOXAGLIC ACID; IOXITALAMIC ACID; LUGOL; MEGLUMINE IOXAGLATE; MEGLUMINE IOXITALAMATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY LEAK SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FLEXURAL EXANTHEMA; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IODINE SIALADENOPATHY; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RASH; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE COMPOUNDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 76349122696     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2009.03361.x     Document Type: Article

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