First case of allergy to spiruline in a 13-year-old child;Premier cas d'allergie à la spiruline chez un enfant de treize ans

Revue Francaise d'Allergologie

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 470-472

  Petrus M ^a   Assih, L ^a   Horen, B ^a   Lapebie, P ^a   Trigatti, A ^a   Culerrier, R ^b   Barre, A ^b   Rouge, P ^b   Dutau, G ^c  

^a Centre Hospitalier de Bigorre   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c Faculté de pharmacie ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Allergy; C phycocyanin; Diagnosis; Spiruline

Indexed keywords

DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE; EBASTINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHYCOCYANIN; PREDNISOLONE; SPIRULINA EXTRACT; TERBUTALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; URTICARIA;

EID: 77956899400     PISSN: 18770320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reval.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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