title: Latex anaphylaxis caused by a Swan-Ganz catheter.
abstract: A 78-year-old woman visited the division of cardiovascular disease in our hospital. She underwent a cardiac catheter examination, and a Swan-Ganz catheter was inserted. Several minutes later, she developed anaphylactic shock. She had no past history of latex allergy, but did have a banana allergy. Skin prick tests showed a positive reaction to an extract of latex gloves and an extract of the balloon of a Swan-Ganz catheter. Anaphylactic shock caused by the latex balloon of a Swan-Ganz catheter was diagnosed. It is necessary to pay attention to not only latex allergy but also fruit allergies with a cross-reactivity to latex.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara National Hospital, Japan. k-sekiya@sagamihara-hosp.gr.jp
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sekiya
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watai
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Chihiro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mitsui
authors.forename: Yuma
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukutomi
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawaura
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akiyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology*; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D057785:Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects; D003429:Cross Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007840:Latex / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology; D020315:Latex Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D028521:Musa / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D007840:Latex