Anaphylactic shock caused by the epidurally-administered hyalurinidase

Korean Journal of Pain

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 221-225

  Lee, Hae Kwang ^a   Choi, Eun Joo ^a   Lee, Pyung Bok ^a   Nahm, Francis Sahngun ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Drug hypersensitivity; Epidural injection; Hyaluronidase

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; DEXAMETHASONE; EPHEDRINE; HYALURONIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RASH; ALLERGIC URTICARIA; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRICK TEST; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; VOMITING;

EID: 84861011674     PISSN: 20059159     EISSN: 20930569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3344/kjp.2011.24.4.221     Document Type: Article

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