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Drug allergy and sensitivity is one of the most challenging presentations that the practicing allergist encounters. Because of the extensively complex nature of these cases and the multiply mediated forms of drug allergy, we will present two illustrative and challenging cases with two very different mechanisms.
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Kovalszki, A., Baldwin, J.L. (2009). Drug Allergy. In: Mahmoudi, M. (eds) Challenging Cases in Allergy and Immunology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-443-2_9
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