Successful use of omalizumab for prevention of fire ant anaphylaxis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 664-665

  Tartibi, Hana M ^a   Majmundar, Amee R ^b   Khan, David A ^c  

^a PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Advanced Allergy and Asthma Care SC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; OMALIZUMAB; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIIDIOTYPIC ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; CASE REPORT; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT STING; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; ANT; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; ANTS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 77956394488     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.06.014     Document Type: Article

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