Omalizumab in pregnant women treated due to severe asthma: Two case reports of good outcomes of pregnancies

Postepy Dermatologii i Alergologii

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 104-107

  Kupryś Lipińska, Izabela ^a   Tworek, Damian ^a   Kuna, Piotr ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine Asthma and Allergy Norbert Barlicki Memorial University Hospital No 1 in Lodz Medical University of Lodz ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

Omalizumab; Pregnancy; Severe asthma

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; FORMOTEROL; GENTAMICIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OMALIZUMAB; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRICK TEST; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 84900314184     PISSN: 1642395X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/pdia.2014.40975     Document Type: Article

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