Successful desensitization of pemetrexed-induced anaphylaxis in a patient with malignant mesothelioma

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Youk, Jeonghwan (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
Park, Hyunkyung (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
Jin, Kwang Nam (Department of Radiology, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center) ;
Moon, Hyun Jong (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center) ;
Yang, Min-Suk (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center) ;
Kim, Ki Hwan (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center) ;
Kim, Jin-Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center)

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Pemetrexed : Anaphylaxis, successfully desensitised: case report vol.1657, pp.1, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40278-017-32135-1