Basophil activation in the diagnosis of life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to iodinated contrast media: A case report

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 140-142

  Philipse, E ^a   Sabato, V ^a   Bridts, C ^a   De Clerck, L ^a   Ebo, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Basophil activation; Mast cells; RCM; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; IOBITRIDOL; IOHEXOL; IOMEPROL; IOPROMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROMETHAZINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IOPAMIDOL;

ADULT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CASE REPORT; DIZZINESS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UPREGULATION; URTICARIA; ANAPHYLAXIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOLOGY;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; BASOPHILS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IOPAMIDOL;

EID: 84884331774     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/ACB.3251     Document Type: Article

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