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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2007; 13(39): 5277-5281
Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5277
Fever as the only manifestation of hypersensitivity reactions associated with oxaliplatin in a patient with colorectal cancer Oxaliplatin-induced hypersensitivity reaction
M Wasif Saif, Shailja Roy, Leslie Ledbetter, Jennifer Madison, Kostas Syrigos
M Wasif Saif, Shailja Roy, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, United States
Leslie Ledbetter, Jennifer Madison, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
Kostas Syrigos, Athens Medical School, Sotiria General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: M Wasif Saif, MD, MBBS, Associate Professor, Section of Medical Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street; FMP: 116, New Haven, CT 06520, United States. wasif.saif@yale.edu
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Received: May 25, 2007
Revised: August 20, 2007
Accepted: September 1, 2007
Published online: October 21, 2007
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