title: Anaphylaxis as a rare complication of a barium enema examination.
abstract: A patient is described who developed anaphylaxis with respiratory and circulatory arrest after a single contrast barium enema examination. Since barium sulphate is an inert substance, the reaction must have been caused by additives present in the barium suspension.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Wasser
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holten-Verzantvoort
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Pont
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Toet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology*; D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate