Anaphylaxis following a transvaginal ultrasound

Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Jakubovic, Baruch D ^a   Saperia, Corey ^b   Sussman, Gordon L ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Iatrogenic reaction; Polyethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LUBRICATING AGENT; MACROGOL; PREDNISONE; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AUTOINJECTOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSPNEA; EYE SWELLING; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LINGUAL SWELLING; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; SKIN TEST; SWELLING; THROAT TIGHTNESS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; URTICARIA; VAGINAL BURNING SENSATION; VAGINAL PRURITUS;

EID: 84959161350     PISSN: 17101484     EISSN: 17101492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13223-015-0106-9     Document Type: Article

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