Intraoperative anaphylaxis to bacitracin during scleral buckle surgery

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2017 Dec;119(6):559-560. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2017.09.002. Epub 2017 Oct 16.

Authors

Juline Caraballo¹, Elaine Binkley², Ian Han², Amy Dowden³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Allergy and Immunology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Electronic address: juline-caraballo@uiowa.edu.
² Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
³ Department of Allergy and Immunology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.

PMID: 29042173
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2017.09.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Allergens / adverse effects*
Allergens / immunology
Anaphylaxis / diagnosis*
Anesthesia, General
Bacitracin / adverse effects*
Drug Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
Epinephrine / therapeutic use
Humans
Intraoperative Complications / diagnosis*
Male
Middle Aged
Prostheses and Implants
Retinal Detachment / drug therapy
Retinal Detachment / surgery*
Scleral Buckling*
Skin Tests
Tryptases / blood

Substances

Allergens
Bacitracin
Tryptases
Epinephrine