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Abstract

Muroi et al describe a patient with anaphylaxis induced by the carboxymethylcellulose sodium in barium sulfate suspension; skin tests were performed on the patient for each of the components of the barium suspension. The frequency of allergic reactions to barium sulfate suspensions seems to be increasing.

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Title
Anaphylaxis from the carboxymethylcellulose component of barium sulfate suspension
Author
Muroi, Nobuyuki, PhD; Nishibori, Masahiro, MD, PhD; Fujii, Takashi, MD; Yamagata, Masakazu, MD; Hosoi, Sachiko; Nakaya, Naoki, PhD; Saeki, Kiyomi, MD, PhD; Henmi, Kimio, MD, PhD
Pages
1275-1277
Section
15; 23; Original Article
Publication year
1997
Publication date
Oct 30, 1997
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Website
http://www.nejm.org
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
223953581
Copyright
Copyright © 1997 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.