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Three patients who developed urticaria shortly after air-contrast barium enema studies of the colon are described. Only a single similar instance was found in the literature. One of the patients had a positive prick skin test to methylparaben, which was the preservative in the barium mixture used and, therefore, is presumed to be the responsible allergen.
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N. Muroi, M. Nishibori, T. Fujii, M. Yamagata, S. Hosoi, N. Nakaya, K. Saeki, and K. Henmi Anaphylaxis from the Carboxymethylcellulose Component of Barium Sulfate Suspension N. Engl. J. Med., October 30, 1997; 337(18): 1275 - 1277. [Full Text] [PDF] |
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