Severe anaphylactoid reaction to radiographic contrast media. Recurrences despites premedication with diphenhydramine and prednisone
- 29 June 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 241 (26) , 2813-2815
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.241.26.2813
Abstract
Patients with a history of anaphylactoid reaction to radiographic contrast medium (RCM) are at increased risk for subsequent reaction. Of these high-risk patients 275 were studied with use of prophylactic pretreatment with diphenhydramine hydrochloride or prednisone or both without a single severe anaphylactoid reaction on readministration of RCM. A patient who received pretreatment as described but suffered a life-threatening anaphylactoid reaction on readministration of RCM is described. Premedication does not eliminate the possibility of a fatal reaction on readministration of RCM.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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