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[Protracted anaphylactic shock after methyl-glucamine iodipamide (author's transl)]
Medizinische Klinik
|November 19, 1976
Summary
A severe allergic reaction, or anaphylactic shock, occurred in a patient after receiving methylglucamine iodipamide. Post-mortem analysis suggested this allergic reaction, not sepsis, was the likely cause of death.
Area of Science:
- Medicine
- Allergy and Immunology
- Radiology
Background:
- Chronic cholangitis is a serious liver condition.
- Iodinated contrast media are commonly used in medical imaging.
- Anaphylaxis is a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction.