2011
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.50.4742
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Latex Anaphylaxis Caused by a Swan-Ganz Catheter

Abstract: A 78-year-old woman visited the division of cardiovascular disease in our hospital. She underwent a cardiac catheter examination, and a Swan-Ganz catheter was inserted. Several minutes later, she developed anaphylactic shock. She had no past history of latex allergy, but did have a banana allergy. Skin prick tests showed a positive reaction to an extract of latex gloves and an extract of the balloon of a Swan-Ganz catheter. Anaphylactic shock caused by the latex balloon of a Swan-Ganz catheter was diagnosed. I… Show more

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“…She declared no past history of latex allergy, but did have a banana allergy. Skin prick test showed a positive reaction to an extract of latex gloves an extract of the balloon of a SwanGanz catheter (Sekiya et al, 2011). It is necessary to pay attention to not only latex allergy but also fruit allergies with cross-reactivity to latex.…”
Section: Immunological Cross-reactivity Between Latex and Other Produmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…She declared no past history of latex allergy, but did have a banana allergy. Skin prick test showed a positive reaction to an extract of latex gloves an extract of the balloon of a SwanGanz catheter (Sekiya et al, 2011). It is necessary to pay attention to not only latex allergy but also fruit allergies with cross-reactivity to latex.…”
Section: Immunological Cross-reactivity Between Latex and Other Produmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…She declared no past history of latex allergy, but did have a banana allergy. Skin prick test showed a positive reaction to an extract of latex gloves an extract of the balloon of a Swan-Ganz catheter (Sekiya et al, 2011). It is necessary to pay attention to not only latex allergy but also fruit allergies with cross-reactivity to latex.…”
Section: Immunological Cross-reactivity Between Latex and Other Products 81 Food Cross-reactivitymentioning
confidence: 99%