Severe hypotension, bronchospasm, and urticaria from intravenous indigo carmine.
Indigo carmine is generally believed to be a safe, biologically inert substance. Adverse reactions to the intravenous administration of this dye have been seen only rarely. We report a life-threatening anaphylactoid reaction to indigo carmine that may have been due to either a drug allergy or to its intrinsic serotonergic properties.
Naitoh
J
J
Division of Urology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington.
Fox
B M
BM
D000368:Aged; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D007203:Indigo Carmine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014581:Urticaria / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications
D007203:Indigo Carmine