Angioedema after intravitreal bevacizumab injection

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-86

  Toklu, Yasin ^a   Sarac, Ozge ^a   Berk, Sule ^a   Simsek, Saban ^a  

^a 2nd Ophthalmology Department   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bevacizumab; Intravitreal; Systemic hypersensitivity reaction

Indexed keywords

ALACAINE; BEVACIZUMAB; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EYE DROPS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; POVIDONE IODINE; PROXYMETACAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; VISUAL DISORDER;

ANGIOEDEMA; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

CYSTOIDEA;

EID: 84856884887     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569527.2011.609207     Document Type: Article

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