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Introduction: Diagnosis of immediate hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) for both iodinated contrast (ICM) and non ionic contrast media(NICM) is challenging based on clinical history and skin tests. Objective: The goal of this study was evaluate the negative predictive value for patients with suspected HSR to ICM and NICM doses. Methods: Standardized cases reports and clinical history of hundred and forty-one patients undergoing clinical therapy in Department of Radiology at Padre Albino Hospital from December 2015 to April 2016 were used as data collection tool to support this investigation. Results: Fourty-five from 141 patients investigated were challenged by ICM and only one patient had a positive challenge result (2.2%)which was a grade I reaction by the Ring and Messmer classification. Thirty from 45 patients evaluated were re-exposed to ICM during radiologic examination (28%) and none of them experienced a negativechallenge to ICM when a premedication or ICM replacement by NICM was applied. On the other hand, ninety six from 141 patients investigated were selected to challenge successfully NICM. Conclusions: In our study few patients had documented clinical history of immediate response to ICM and they received a premedication before re-exposure to ICM or even received ICM replacement by NICM. In conclusion, our results showed that clinical decision based on patient clinical records resulted in a decrease of several immediate reactions incidence
hypersensitivity reaction, iodinated contrast media, non ionic contrast media, case report, clinical history.
hypersensitivity reaction, iodinated contrast media, non ionic contrast media, case report, clinical history.
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