Cutaneous reactions to metal implants, orthopedic or otherwise, are well documented in the literature. The first case of a dermatitis reaction over a stainless steel fracture plate was described in ...

Drug hypersensitivity reactions are drug reactions which are unpredictable. They result from an interaction between a drug substance and the immune system of a hypersensitive person. Hypersensitivity ...

Radiocontrast media play a pivotal role in diagnostic imaging; however, their administration is not without risk. Hypersensitivity reactions, which can range from mild skin eruptions to severe ...

Local anesthetics have transformed clinical practice by enabling a broad range of minor and major procedures with minimal discomfort. Although adverse reactions are frequently reported, genuine ...

Vaccines are responsible for the control of many infectious diseases that were once common in the United States, including polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), rubella (German ...

Symptoms usually occur between two and six weeks after drug administration and may subsequently recur, even after the person has stopped taking the offending drug. Drug-induced hypersensitivity ...

People with a history of allergic-like reactions to iodinated contrast media, which is used in a variety of X-ray-based procedures, such as CT and angiography, are susceptible to similar reactions ...

Background: Little is known about the incidence and causes of heparin-induced skin lesions. The 2 most commonly reported causes of heparin-induced skin lesions are immune-mediated heparin-induced ...

Patients who reported an iodine-related allergy prior to total joint arthroplasty did not experience a hypersensitivity reaction if they received an iodine-based product during surgery, according to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to the researchers, the chemotherapeutic agent paclitaxel is a commonly used taxane that includes ...

THE existence of circulating antibody to penicillin has been described, 1 but its significance in clinical hypersensitivity to this antibiotic has not been defined. In the absence of reliable tests ...

Inflammation and immune specialist, Dr Thaddeus Stappenbeck, said: "What we essentially think is going on with Covid arm is that your immune cells are reacting to muscle cells that have taken up the ...