Sublingual desensitization for buprenorphine hypersensitivity

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 938-939

  Stutius, Lisa M ^a,b   Pessach, Itai ^a,b   Lee, Joanne ^a   Lo, Mindy S ^a,b   Levy, Sharon ^a,b   Schram, Patricia ^a,b   Schizer, Miriam ^a,b   Wong, Jackson ^a   Phipatanakul, Wanda ^a,b   Umetsu, Dale T ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CETIRIZINE; DIAMORPHINE; HYDROCODONE; METHADONE; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DERMOGRAPHISM; DESENSITIZATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DIZZINESS; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; DRUG STABILITY; DYSPNEA; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; NAUSEA; OPIATE ADDICTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN TINGLING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URTICARIA; VOMITING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BUPRENORPHINE; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950295839     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.12.982     Document Type: Letter

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