A case study involving allergic reactions to sulfur-containing compounds including, sulfite, taurine, acesulfame potassium and sulfonamides

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 240-243

  Stohs, Sidney J ^a   Miller, Mark J S ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Research and Development AdvoCare International   (United States)

Author keywords

Acesulfame potassium; Allergy; Disulfiram; Sulfite; Taurine

Indexed keywords

ACESULFAME; DISULFIRAM; SULFITE; SULFONAMIDE; TAURINE; THIOMERSAL;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL HISTORY; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PROVOCATION TEST; SINUS CONGESTION; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACESULFAME POTASSIUM; ALLERGY; DISULFIRAM; SULFITE; TAURINE;

ADULT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; SULFITES; SULFONAMIDES; SULFUR; TAURINE; THIAZINES;

EID: 84889662743     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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