Hypersensitive reaction to praziquantel in a clonorchiasis patient

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-275

  Lee, Jung Min ^a   Lim, Hyun Sul ^b   Hong, Sung Tae ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clonorchiasis; Clonorchis sinensis; Hypersensitive reaction; Praziquantel

Indexed keywords

BETOTASTINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; FLUBENDAZOLE; MEPREDNISONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PRAZIQUANTEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZELCOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; CLONORCHIASIS; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLUSHING; FOOD POISONING; GASTRITIS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRURITUS; RASH; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CLONORCHIASIS; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FECES; FEMALE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MEBENDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PRAZIQUANTEL; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

CLONORCHIS SINENSIS;

EID: 80855132486     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.3.273     Document Type: Article

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