Hypersensitivity reactions to contrast media: Prevalence, risk factors and the role of skin tests in diagnosis - A cross-sectional survey

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 297-305

  Goksel, Ozlem ^a   Aydin, Omur ^a   Atasoy, Cetin ^a   Akyar, Serdar ^a   Demirel, Yavuz Selim ^a   Misirligil, Zeynep ^a   Bavbek, Sevim ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computerized tomography; Contrast media; Drug allergy; Drug hypersensitivity; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODIXANOL; IOHEXOL; IOMEPROL; IONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPROMIDE; IOVERSOL; IOXILAN; MONOMERIC NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEST; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CONTRAST MEDIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; TURKEY;

EID: 79551559930     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320760     Document Type: Article

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