Long-term allergic dermatitis caused by sevoflurane: A clinical report

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1151-1153

  Herrerias, J Lloréns ^a   Navarro, Carlos Delgado ^a   Luján, M T Ballester ^b   Palomares, A Izquierdo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEVOFLURANE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; ETHER DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECZEMA; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; PRICK TEST; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN TEST; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BLOOD; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROCEDURES; SURGEON;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN TESTS; SURGEONS;

EID: 84908207493     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aas.12385     Document Type: Article

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