Dermatomyositis associated with omalizumab therapy for severe asthma: a case report

Abstract Background Omalizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody widely used for treatment of persistent allergic asthma and antihistamine-refractory chronic urticaria. Immediate adverse events to omalizumab are well characterized. Delayed anaphylactoid and serum sickness-like reactions have also b...

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Main Authors: Samira Jeimy, Pari Basharat, Fiona Lovegrove
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13223-019-0319-4