Editorial: Should allergic reactions to radio-contrast media be investigated by an allergist?

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 697-699

  Nasser, S ^a   Ewan, P ^b  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; LOPERAMIDE; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

CROSS REACTION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INCIDENCE; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE; NOTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TEST; STANDARD;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 77950950858     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03487.x     Document Type: Editorial

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