Human insulin allergy-immediate and late type III reactions in a long-standing IDDM patient

Human insulin allergy—immediate or late type III reaction—is a rare event. We report the case of a 33-year-old female patient with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus for 25 years who presented, in the last 8 years, mild but generalized urticaria partially controlled with oral antihistamines. There...

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Published in:	Diabetes research and clinical practice Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 67 - 70
Main Authors:	Silva, Maria E.R., Mendes, Maria J.M., Ursich, Mileni J.M., Rocha, Dalva M., Brito, Alberto H.M., Fukui, Rosa T., Ruggeri, Gláucia B., Nery, Marcia, Wajchenberg, Bernardo L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-05-1997 Elsevier Science
Subjects:	Adult Allergy Biological and medical sciences Complement C3 - metabolism Complement C4 - metabolism Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - immunology Drug Hypersensitivity - etiology Drug Hypersensitivity - prevention & control Female Hormones. Endocrine system Humans Hypersensitivity, Delayed - etiology Hypersensitivity, Delayed - prevention & control Hypersensitivity, Immediate - etiology Hypersensitivity, Immediate - prevention & control Hypoglycemic Agents - adverse effects Immunoglobulin E - blood Immunoglobulin G - blood Insulin Insulin - adverse effects Insulin - immunology Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Allergy Insulin Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Endocrinopathy Human Immunopathology Replacement therapy Insulin human Autoimmune disease Delayed hypersensitivity Case study Chemotherapy Insulin dependent diabetes Female Immediate hypersensitivity
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