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Comparative Analysis of Human Growth Hormone in Serum Using SPRi, Nano-SPRi and ELISA Assays
Published on: January 7, 2016
[Growth hormone therapy and hypersensitivity type III reaction: a contraindication for desensitization]
Wilma Carvalho Neves Forte1, Cristiane Kochi, Claudia Dutra Costantin Faria
1Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Abstract:
Allergic reactions against GH are rare, and usually represented by the hypersensitivity type I (IgE-mediated). This type of reaction can be treated by desensitization. In this case report, we present a patient showing an allergic reaction soon after starting GH therapy mediated by immune complex (hypersensitivity type III reaction). In this condition, the attempt to perform the desensitization procedure can perpetuate immune complex deposition determining a life threatening renal and respiratory insufficiency.
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