Severe steroid-dependent idiopathic angioedema with response to rituximab

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 374-376

  Ghazan Shahi, Sassan ^a   Ellis, Anne K ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CETIRIZINE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1S INHIBITOR; DAPSONE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MONTELUKAST; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; RANITIDINE; RITUXIMAB; STEROID;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANAMNESIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IDIOPATHIC EDEMA; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MENTAL INSTABILITY; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 80053369287     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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