IgE-mediated allergy to pholcodine and cross-reactivity to neuromuscular blocking agents: Lessons from flow cytometry

Cytometry Part B - Clinical Cytometry

Volumn 84 B, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 65-70

  Leysen, J ^a   De Witte, L ^a   Sabato, V ^a   Faber, M ^a   Hagendorens, M ^a   Bridts, C ^a   De Clerck, L ^a   Ebo, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

anaphylaxis; basophil activation; histamine; IgE antibodies; neuromuscular blocking agents; opioids; pholcodine

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM BESILATE; BRONCHOPECTORALIS PHOLCODINE; CD63 ANTIGEN; CISATRACURIUM; CODEINE; DRUG ANTIBODY; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; MORPHINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PHOLCODINE; ROCURONIUM; STELLORPHINE; SUXAMETHONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANTIGENS, CD63; BASOPHILS; CODEINE; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; MORPHOLINES; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84874227103     PISSN: 15524949     EISSN: 15524957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.21074     Document Type: Article

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