title: Anaphylactoid reaction after the use of sodium tetradecyl sulfate: a case report.
abstract: Sodium tetradecyl sulfate is a sclerosing agent that has been widely used to treat varicose veins of the legs and digestive tract. Despite the multitude of side-effects of sclerotherapy procedures and sclerosing-drug administration, the medical literature reports only on a few cases of life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions resulting from sodium tetradecyl sulfate therapy. A case is reported of a 49-year-old woman who developed anaphylactoid reaction after the administration of the Fibro-vein for varicose veins in the legs. Attention is drawn to this adverse event and underlines the necessity for potential hypersensitivity assessment before the drug application.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Diseases, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. zbrzoza@mp.pl
authors.forename: Zenon
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Brzoza
authors.forename: Alicja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasperska-Zajac
authors.forename: Edmund
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rogala
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rogala
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D012981:Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D012981:Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate