title: The spectrum of isolated ocular reactions following intravascular contrast administration.
abstract: Five out of 2930 (0.2%) consecutive patients developed ocular adverse reactions following intravascular administration of sodium-meglumine diatrizoate. The adverse reactions included bilateral blurring of vision (2), unilateral orbital oedema (2) and bilateral intense conjunctival congestion (one patient). The latter two phenomena responded to steroid and antihistaminic agents. Contrast medium-induced ocular anaphylactoid response is rare but clinically significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kaul
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008794:Metrizoic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D008794:Metrizoic Acid; C021342:methylglucamine metrizoate