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The First Case Report of a Systemic Allergy to OnabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) in a Healthy Patient
Lorne King Rosenfield1, Dean George Kardassakis2, Kristen Anne Tsia3
1Dr Rosenfield is a clinical professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery, University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, California, and an adjunct clinical professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, California office@drrosenfield.com.
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To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of an allergy to onabotulinumtoxinA. The 43-year-old woman experienced severe itching after injection of Botox and Juvéderm. Results of prick and patch testing confirmed a T-cell-mediated allergy to Botox. This case can aid in the evaluation of suspected allergies to Botox.
Level Of Evidence:
5.
