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Basophil Activation Test for Investigation of IgE-Mediated Mechanisms in Drug Hypersensitivity
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Published on: September 16, 2011

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[Hypersensitivity to acetylsalicylic acid].

Anna Wojtczak, Jadwiga Skrętkowicz

    Wiadomosci Lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960)
    |July 17, 2015
    PubMed
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    Hypersensitivity to acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), known as aspirin triad, involves asthma, rhinitis, and nasal polyps. Understanding this condition is crucial for physicians due to its diagnostic challenges.

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