Systemic hypersensitivity reaction (without cutaneous manifestations) to an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Dermatitis

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 161-164

  Andrews, Israel D ^a   Scheinman, Pamela ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' METHYLENEDIANILINE; 5 CHLORO 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; BENZOCAINE; CHLORHEXIDINE; COBALT; COBALT CHLORIDE; METAL; NICKEL SULFATE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BIVENTRICULAR PACEMAKER; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTACT ALLERGY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEBRILE BONE MARROW APLASIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALAISE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NECK; NONISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PACEMAKER; PALLDIUM CHLORIDE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGOR; SEPSIS; SWELLING; SYSTEMIC HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; THROMBOGENESIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; VITALLIUM;

EID: 79957613036     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2011.10088     Document Type: Article

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