Anaphylaxis during hemodialysis.
A ten year old boy with renal failure secondary to the branchio-oto-renal syndrome had a severe anaphylactic reaction during his first hemodialysis. The allergen implicated in the reaction was ethylene oxide gas used for dialyzer sterilization. RAST testing done just after anaphylaxis may be falsely negative and thereby misleading.
D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D005027:Ethylene Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012151:Resuscitation; D013242:Sterilization
D005027:Ethylene Oxide