Evaluation and subsequent safe administration of rabies vaccine to a child presumably allergic to the gelatin content of PCECV Rabavert

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 281-282

  Gupta, Malika ^a   Sindher, Sayantani ^a   Saltzman, Rushani ^a   Heimall, Jennifer ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIPLOID CELL VACCINE; GELATIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ALLERGY TEST; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BITE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; FACE EDEMA; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRICK TEST; RABIES; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST; THORAX PAIN; VACCINATION;

CHILD; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; GELATIN; HUMANS; MALE; RABIES VACCINES;

EID: 84924250646     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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