title: Delayed hypersensitivity reaction to heparin.
abstract: We report a patient who developed a delayed hypersensitivity reaction to heparin. The literature relating to this type of adverse reaction to heparins is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Skin Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, U.K.
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin