title: Nickel hypersensitivity in patients with inferior vena cava filters: case report and literature and MAUDE database review.
abstract: Placement of a prophylactic retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filter was requested in a 73-year-old woman with nickel hypersensitivity resulting in a clinical dilemma. Given that all retrievable filters contain nickel, the published literature and the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database were reviewed; no documented case of IVC filter placement in a patient with nickel hypersensitivity or reported hypersensitivity reaction in a patient after IVC filter placement could be identified. This article presents the uneventful course of the case described and a review of the literature and recommendations on use of nickel-containing devices in patients with nickel hypersensitivity.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, 200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103-8756. Electronic address: maud.morshedi@my.rfums.org.
authors: Maud M
authors: MM
authors: Morshedi
authors: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, 200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103-8756.
authors: Thomas B
authors: TB
authors: Kinney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009532:Nickel / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D009532:Nickel