Adverse Events Due to Suspected Nickel Hypersensitivity in Patients with Essure Micro-Inserts

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 475-482

  Zurawin, Robert K ^a   Zurawin, Jonathan L ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy allergic; Hives; Itch; Nickel; Rash; Sensitive sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; PREDNISONE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEVICE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MICROINSERT; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATCH TEST; PHYSICIAN; PRURITUS; PUBLICATION; RASH; URTICARIA;

CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 79960441601     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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