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- Title
Two cases of anaphylaxis after dwarf hamster bites.
- Authors
Niitsuma, T; Tsuji, A; Nukaga, M; Izawa, A; Okita, M; Maruoka, N; Morita, S; Tsuyuguchi, M
- Abstract
Presents two cases of anaphylaxis after bitten by dwarf hamster pets. Emergency treatment with intravenous aminophylline and hydrocortisone required for the 23-year old woman with symptoms of anaphylaxis; Effectiveness of emergency treatment with inhaled salbutamol sulfate solution and intravenous hydrocortisone in gradually resolving the anaphylatic symptoms of a 45-year old woman; Examination of the reaction to specific immunoglobulin E antibody against dwarf Dzungarian hamsters epithelium by CAP-RAST.
- Subjects
ANAPHYLAXIS; BITES &; stings; DWARF hamsters as pets; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E
- Publication
Allergy, 2003, Vol 58, Issue 10, p1081
- ISSN
0105-4538
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00242.x