Abstract
A child with asthma exacerbated by ethylenediamine in an aminophylline injection is described. He developed an immediate or late asthmatic reaction after intravenous administration and showed positive immediate skin reactions and a proliferative response of lymphocytes to ethylenediamine. The immediate asthmatic reaction was accompanied by an increase in plasma histamine concentration.
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