[Anaphylactic shock after diclofenac sodium (Voltaren)].
Anaphylaxis due to diclofenac sodium (Voltaren) is rare. We describe a 39-year-old woman who received a suppository of diclofenac for analgesia 6-hours after cesarean section. She developed severe angioedema and profound hemodynamic shock 10 minutes after the diclofenac, to which she had been exposed in the past without any side-effects. There are few reports of such an acute, life-threatening, multisystem reaction to this drug in the English literature.
Hadar
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Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheba.
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Mazor
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D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004008:Diclofenac / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004008:Diclofenac