The Bee Sting That Was Not: An Unusual Case of Hymenoptera Anaphylaxis Averted in a Patient Treated with Omalizumab for Asthma

This paper presents a case of hymenoptera venom anaphylaxis averted by omalizumab, a monoclonal antibody to IgE antibody. This case suggests a novel and unintentional effect of this therapy. Currently omalizumab is only FDA approved for the treatment of moderate-persistent allergic asthma. However c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Slaughter, Evelyn M., Boyer, Nathan, Bennett, Steven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4144081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25180038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/138963

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4144081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25180038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/138963

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