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Development of a life-threatening anaphylactoid reaction following administration of ioversol in a child

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We report for the first time the case of a 3-year-old girl who developed a severe anaphylactoid reaction following the administration of the nonionic, low osmolar intravenous radiographic contrast agent ioversol. Severe reactions to ioversol have rarely been reported in adult patients and to our knowledge never in children. Health care providers managing children who may require radiologic imaging studies with ioversol should be aware of the potential complications of this radiographic contrast agent.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Robert Wood Johnson Place-CN 19, New Brunswick, NJ 08903–0019, USA, , , , , , US

    G. B. Zuckerman, Patricia L. Riess & Alexandru R. Constantinescu

  2. Department of Pharmacology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA, , , , , , US

    Lena Patel

  3. Department of Radiology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA, , , , , , US

    David L. Rosenfeld

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  1. G. B. Zuckerman
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Received: 13 August 1998 Accepted: 9 September 1998

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Zuckerman, G., Riess, P., Patel, L. et al. Development of a life-threatening anaphylactoid reaction following administration of ioversol in a child. Pediatric Radiology 29, 295–297 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050592

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