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Intolerance to acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and tartrazine

Evidence of complement activation in a patient following oral challenge with tartrazine

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  1. Dept. of Dermatology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine at Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, P. O. Box 23, D-6800, Mannheim 1, Germany

    V. Voigtländer, I. Moll & C. Stach

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Voigtländer, V., Moll, I. & Stach, C. Intolerance to acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and tartrazine. Arch Dermatol Res 274, 359–362 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00403741

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