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Yayoi Nagai1, Yuko Tanaka, Yoichi Nakazato
1Department of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan. yanagai@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
We report an autopsy case of delayed anaphylactic shock due to contrast medium. A 17-year-old Japanese man underwent angiography using non-ionic contrast medium under the suspected diagnosis of Buerger's disease. Initial symptoms appeared 6 h after the administration of the contrast medium, and death was confirmed 11 h later. Considering the clinical course and the results of the autopsy, we concluded that the direct cause of the patient's death was severe acute circulatory failure due to a delayed allergic reaction to the contrast medium. The reported incidence of serious delayed reactions or biphasic reactions to non-ionic contrast medium is extremely low; however, we should be aware of such rare adverse reactions.
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