title: Fluorodeoxyglucose-induced allergic reaction: a case report.
abstract: The number of diagnostic positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) procedures performed in the USA and worldwide is rapidly increasing. Although the benefits of these procedures are obvious, the increasing use of radiopharmaceuticals requires a better understanding of potential adverse affects and their proper management. We present herein the first report of an allergic reaction to fluorodeoxyglucose in the setting of repeated PET/CT scans for restaging purposes in a patient with pyriform sinus cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA. codrion@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ion
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Codreanu
authors.forename: Constantin A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Dasanu
authors.forename: Gregory S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: Chaitanya
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Divgi
mesh_terms: D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D004155:Diphenhydramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D056144:Pyriform Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D000077195:Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; D016593:Terfenadine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D016593:Terfenadine; D004155:Diphenhydramine; C093230:fexofenadine; D011241:Prednisone