Munchausen stridor - A strong false alarm of anaphylaxis

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 577-579

  Bahna, Sami L ^a   Oldham, Jennifer L ^b  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

^b Health Partners Specialty Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Drug allergy; Food allergy; Munchausen stridor; Vocal cord dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALLERGEN; BUPIVACAINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FENTANYL; HISTAMINE; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; LIDOCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; NARCOTIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; PROCAINE; RANITIDINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BONE PLATE; CASE REPORT; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HISTAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MUNCHAUSEN STRIDOR; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRURITUS; RASH; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; STRIDOR; THROAT TIGHTNESS; VOCAL CORD DISORDER;

EID: 84909587919     PISSN: 20927355     EISSN: 20927363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4168/aair.2014.6.6.577     Document Type: Article

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