Systemic Allergic Contact Dermatitis Due to a GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder Device

Transcatheter atrial septal defect closure in an infant (body weight 6.4 kg) using the GORE CARDIOFORM septal occluder (GCSO)

INTRODUCTION Transcatheter closure has become the treatment of choice for secundum atrial septal defects (ASD II), but particularly in small children, there is concern regarding procedure-related complications. CASE DESCRIPTION We report on a 10-month-old infant, body weight of 6.4 kg, with a large ASD who was referred for failure to thrive and dyspnea on exertion. Echocardiography showed two...

GORE® Septal Occluder and Nickel Allergy

Systemic (allergic) contact dermatitis to diclofenac.

A case of contact dermatitis due to green bean

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Allergic contact dermatitis due to a surgical marker.

A 19-year-old female hairdressing student was referred because of hand eczema (Fig. 1a), which had developed during the 8 months she had been training. The history also showed an intense reaction following a ‘temporary henna tattoo’ when she was aged 15 years. Patch testing was performed, according to the ICDRG criteria, with the Spanish Contact Dermatitis Research Group baseline series (TRUE T...