Skin testing: A valuable screening tool to identify allergy to anesthetic agents
Anaphylaxis is a rapid-onset, life-threatening allergic reaction that needs immediate medical intervention. Typically, immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated, these reactions necessitate skin testing for assessing drug hypersensitivity. A 31-year-old woman with cervical carcinoma, scheduled for a total hys...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Allergy Asthma and Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijaai.in/article.asp?issn=0972-6691;year=2023;volume=37;issue=2;spage=60;epage=63;aulast=Gull |