Laboratory confirmed polymethyl-methacrylate (Palacos®)- hypersensitivity after cranioplasty

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 915-916

  Gautschi, Oliver P ^a   Schlett, Christopher L ^b   Fournier, Jean Yves ^a   Cadosch, Dieter ^c  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acrylic resins; Allergic reaction; Bone cement; Cranioplasty; Delayed type hypersensitivity reaction; Polymethyl methacrylate

Indexed keywords

PALACOS; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOPLASTY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROSURGERY; PATCH TEST; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; BONE CEMENTS; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 78049481564     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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