Mopane worm allergy in a 36-year-old woman: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Okezie, Okechukwu A ^a   Kgomotso, Koloi K ^a   Letswiti, Mavis M ^a  

^a BOTSWANA HARVARD AIDS INSTITUTE PARTNERSHIP   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; PROMETHAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATERPILLAR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIZZINESS; DRUG MEGADOSE; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GONIMBRASIA BELINA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEPIDOPTERA; MALAISE; MOPANE WORM; MOTH; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; SYMPTOM;

EID: 77649102968     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-4-42     Document Type: Article

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