Yellow fever vaccine and egg allergy: Really a problem?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 533-534

  Munoz Cano R ^a   Sanchez Lopez, J ^a   Bartra, J ^a   Valero, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Egg allergy; Hypersensitivity; Yellow fever vaccine

Indexed keywords

EGG WHITE; GELATIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; OVALBUMIN; OVOMUCOID; OVOTRANSFERRIN; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; EGG ALLERGY; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE URTICARIA; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OCULAR ANGIOEDEMA; ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAW FOOD; TRAVEL; VACCINATION; VENEZUELA; YELLOW FEVER;

ADULT; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN TESTS; VACCINATION; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

EID: 77649200198     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02205.x     Document Type: Article

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