Familial Anaphylaxis after Silkworm Ingestion

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 83-85

  Gautreau, Marc ^a   Restuccia, Marc ^a   Senser, Kevin ^a   Weisberg, Stacy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

anaphylaxis; epinephrine; silkworms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMAL; BOMBYX; COMPLICATION; FAMILY; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; FAMILY; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84978730673     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2016.1204035     Document Type: Article

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