Case report: Fentanyl-associated intraoperative anaphylaxis with pulmonary edema

Case report: fentanyl-associated intraoperative anaphylaxis with pulmonary edema.

PURPOSE To describe an atypical presentation of intraoperative anaphylaxis due to fentanyl. CLINICAL FEATURES A 40-yr-old otherwise healthy woman was admitted for abdominal hysterectomy. She denied any drug allergies or past adverse anesthetic reactions. Physical examination, vital signs, and laboratory findings were all within normal limits. Twenty minutes after induction of general anesthes...

A Rare Case Report with Periorbital Edema

IgG4 related disease is fibro-inflammatory condition characterized by infiltration and increased levels of G4 immunoglobulin, multi-organ involvement and periorbital swelling. It is more common among men especially in middle to old ages. The diagnosis should be confirmed with histopathology. The diagnostic three important features of disease are lymphoplasmacytic infiltration, storiform fibrosi...

Intraoperative anaphylaxis: a case report of allergy to ranitidine.

We report the case of a 18-year old male who developed intraoperative anaphylaxis. The presence of specific IgE to ranitidine was documented This case confirms the possibility of anaphylaxis at first exposure.

Negative pressure pulmonary edema: case report.

Intraoperative solumedrol helps prevent postpneumonectomy pulmonary edema.

BACKGROUND Postpneumonectomy pulmonary edema and pneumonia are life threatening and seemingly unavoidable complications after pneumonectomy. We theorized that an intraoperative dose of intravenous steroids (as a prophylactic measure to reduce pulmonary injury to the remaining lung) just before pulmonary artery ligation might decrease this problem. METHODS Seventy-two patients (52 men) who had...