title: Blue angioedema of eyelip after patent blue injection for lymphatic mapping procedure.
abstract: Sentinel node biopsy using patent blue dye in breast cancer is a well-documented procedure to assess the axillary status. We presented an unusual and previously unreported complication of simple blue angioedema over bilaterally periorbital tissue after blue dye injection.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: P-W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: H-M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: T-W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C-B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: T-M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: V T K
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000799:Angioedema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D001365:Axilla / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D042601:Lymphatic Vessels; D008875:Middle Aged; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; C025484:iso-sulfan blue