perflutren 脂质微球用于回声心电图对比度:一种非由 PEG 引起的过敏反应的临床病例

Chloe Wang1,2, Jackie Campbell2, Harriet Lea-Banks3,4

  • 1Faculty of Science and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

概括

对超声波对比剂Definity®的过敏反应可能是由于非聚乙烯糖醇 (PEG) 成分. 过敏测试证实Definity®是原因,而不是PEG,这表明是一种新的过敏反应.

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