Classification and practical approach to the diagnosis and management of hypersensitivity to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1219-1232

  Kowalski, M L ^a   Asero, R ^b   Bavbek, S ^c   Blanca, M ^d   Blanca Lopez, N ^e   Bochenek, G ^f   Brockow, K ^g   Campo, P ^d   Celik, G ^c   Cernadas, J ^h   Cortellini, G ⁱ   Gomes, E ^j   Nizankowska Mogilnicka, E ^f   Romano, A ^k,l   Szczeklik, A ^f   Testi, S ^m   Torres, M J ^d   Wohrl S ⁿ   Makowska, J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INFANTA LEONOR   (Spain)

^f JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^h S João University Hospital   (Portugal)

ⁱ Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Rimini Hospital   (Italy)

^j Maria Pia Hospital   (Portugal)

^k Allergy Unit   (Italy)

^l OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^m SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁿ FAZ Floridsdorf Allergy Centre   (Austria)

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Author keywords

aspirin; classification; drug allergy; drug hypersensitivity; nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPHENOL; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DICLOFENAC; DIFLUNISAL; ETODOLAC; FENOPROFEN; FLURBIPROFEN; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOPROFEN; KETOROLAC; MEFENAMIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; NABUMETONE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXAPROZIN; PARACETAMOL; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLONE DERIVATIVE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SALICYLATE SODIUM; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALSALATE; SULINDAC; TOLMETIN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; NSAID EXACERBATED CUTANEOUS DISEASE; NSAID EXACERBATED RESPIRATORY DISEASE; NSAID INDUCED URTICARIA ANGIOEDEMA; ORAL PROVOCATION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN TOXICITY; URTICARIA;

ASPIRIN; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG ALLERGY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS;

ALGORITHMS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS;

EID: 84885956543     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12260     Document Type: Article

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