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A life-threatening anaphylactoid reaction to polyvalent snake antivenom despite pretreatment
1Westmead Hospital and Community Health Services, NSW. emedwest@wm.general.wsahs.nsw.gov.au
The Medical Journal of Australia
|October 8, 1998
Abstract:
A 44-year-old man suffered a life-threatening anaphylactoid reaction to polyvalent snake antivenom, although he had been given the recommended pretreatment. Further research is needed to determine if pretreatment is necessary.