Anaphylaxis as a rare complication of a barium enema examination.
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.
Wasser
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Shaw
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de Pont
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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
D001466:Barium Sulfate