Schnyder, Benno (2009). Approach to the patient with drug allergy. Immunology and allergy clinics of North America, 29(3), pp. 405-18. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier 10.1016/j.iac.2009.04.005
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Drug allergies are adverse drug reactions mediated by the specific immune system. Despite characteristic signs (eg, skin rash) that raise awareness for possible drug allergies, they are great imitators of disease and may hide behind unexpected symptoms. No single standardized diagnostic test can confirm the immune-mediated mechanism or identify the causative drug; therefore, immune-mediated drug hypersensitivity reactions and their causative drugs must be recognized by the constellation of exposure, timing, and clinical features including the pattern of organ manifestation. Additional allergologic investigations (skin tests, in vitro tests, provocation tests) may provide help in identifying the possible eliciting drug.
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Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Rheumatology and Immunology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schnyder, Benno |
ISSN: |
0889-8561 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:11 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:22 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.iac.2009.04.005 |
PubMed ID: |
19563988 |
Web of Science ID: |
000268560300003 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/31432 (FactScience: 195943) |
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