title: Successful heparin desensitization: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions to heparin have been described in the literature. Moreover, heparin remains the anticoagulant of choice in cardiopulmonary bypass. We describe a patient with heparin allergy who underwent successful heparin desensitization and a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergic Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Shoban
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dave
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin