Blue angioedema of eyelip after patent blue injection for lymphatic mapping procedure.
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.
Weng
P-W
PW
General Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsu
H-M
HM
Chen
T-W
TW
Hsieh
C-B
CB
Chang
T-M
TM
Chen
V T K
VT
Yu
J-C
JC
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*
D004396:Coloring Agents; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; C025484:iso-sulfan blue