A typical anaphylactic reaction to Patent Blue during sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 338-339

  Lanitis, Sophocles ^a   Filippakis, George ^a   Sidhu, Virinder ^a   Al Mufti, Ragheed ^a   Lee, Tak H ^b   Hadjiminas, Dimitri J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Isosulphan blue; Patent blue; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DISULFINE BLUE; HYDROCORTISONE; MORPHINE; NANOCOLL TC 99M; NITROUS OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; TRYPTASE; COLORING AGENT; FUCHSINE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST SURGERY; BRONCHOSPASM; CANCER GRADING; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; RASH; RESUSCITATION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN TEST; TACHYCARDIA; URTICARIA; ANAPHYLAXIS; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; PAGET NIPPLE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ROSANILINE DYES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 44649171107     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X285702     Document Type: Article

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