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Early Onset of Platinum Hypersensitivity in a Dentist: A Case Report

The very early onset of platinum hypersensitivity reaction in a dentist treated with external beam radiation and weekly carboplatin for a locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the skin raises the provocative issue of whether occupational exposure to platinum may have contributed to this most u...

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Autores principales: Markman, Maurie, Lieber, Daniel
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3042022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21347196
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000319835
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Sumario:The very early onset of platinum hypersensitivity reaction in a dentist treated with external beam radiation and weekly carboplatin for a locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the skin raises the provocative issue of whether occupational exposure to platinum may have contributed to this most unusual clinical event.