A 4-month-old baby boy presenting with anaphylaxis to a banana: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  O'Keefe, Andrew W ^a   Ben Shoshan, Moshe ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE;

ARTICLE; BANANA; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; ECZEMA; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHEMA; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; TACHYCARDIA; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

EID: 84895919095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-62     Document Type: Article

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