Cardiopulmonary arrest after severe anaphylactic reaction to second infusion of infliximab in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1220-

  Miki, Haruka ^a   Okamoto, Akiko ^a   Ishigaki, Kazuyoshi ^a   Sasaki, Oh ^a   Sumitomo, Shuji ^a   Fujio, Keishi ^a   Yamamoto, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; FAMOTIDINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INFLIXIMAB; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SKIN ANAPHYLAXIS; SKIN REDNESS; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 79957816564     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.110076     Document Type: Letter

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