title: Retrosternal mass: An interesting allergic reaction to intravenous thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke.
abstract: Stroke is an important cause of disability and death worldwide, with the majority of strokes occurring in older people. Thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-TPA) is the approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke. A major concern of physicians, who treat acute ischemic stroke with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-TPA,) is the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage. However, other adverse reactions, including anaphylaxis and angioedema, can also occur. Here we report an interesting soft tissue reaction to intravenous r-TPA in an 80 year-old male who was treated for acute ischemic stroke.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology AND Firoozgar Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Masoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehrpour
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Motamed
authors.forename: Mahboubeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aghaei
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Badi
keywords: Acute Ischemic Stroke; Allergic Reaction; Thrombolytic Therapy