Anaphylaxis during skin prick testing for amoxicillin allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 478-479

  Syrigou, Ekaterini ^a   Syrigos, Konstantinos ^a  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ALLERGEN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL PRURITUS; OROPHARYNX PRURITUS; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PERIODONTAL ABSCESS; PRICK TEST; STOMACH PAIN; TACHYCARDIA; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URTICARIA; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GREECE; IMMUNOLOGY; SKIN TEST;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ALLERGENS; AMOXICILLIN; ANAPHYLAXIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EPINEPHRINE; GREECE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; PERIODONTAL ABSCESS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84904014806     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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