High rate of immediate systemic hypersensitivity reactions to tiger snake antivenom

Med J Aust. 2006 Apr 17;184(8):419-20.. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00297.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antivenins / adverse effects*
  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Elapid Venoms*
  • Elapidae
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity, Immediate / epidemiology*
  • Immunologic Factors / adverse effects*
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Snake Bites / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Antivenins
  • Elapid Venoms
  • Immunologic Factors