Allergy workup of severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions: A light at the end of the tunnel?

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 463-464

  Schnyder, B ^a   Porebski, G ^b   Pichler, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

DRUG ERUPTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; MALE; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84882265630     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12253     Document Type: Editorial

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