Positive skin test to pegylated drug in a patient with anaphylaxis to polyethylene glycol

Revue Francaise d'Allergologie

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-47

  Guilleminault, L ^a,b   Rigal, E ^a   Carre P ^a   Hoarau, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Adverse drugs reaction; Cross reactivity; Pegylated drugs; Polyethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ASPARAGINASE MACROGOL; CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL; CONTINUOUS ERYTHROPOIESIS RECEPTOR ACTIVATOR; ESOMEPRAZOLE; MACROGOL; NIMESULIDE; PEGADEMASE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; PEGVISOMANT; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; SKIN TEST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84856209456     PISSN: 18770320     EISSN: 18770312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reval.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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