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Metal allergy as a late‐onset complication of the Nuss procedure in a pediatric patient
Author(s) -
Navratil Marta,
Batinica Maja,
IvkovićJureković Irena
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.24072
Subject(s) - medicine , pectus excavatum , nuss procedure , complication , surgery , diathesis , pediatrics , immunology
We report the case of a 14‐year‐old boy with pectus excavatum who developed a metal allergy to stainless steel bar as a late‐onset complication after the Nuss procedure. He did not have atopic diathesis. Treatment with oral steroids was effective and the metal bar was successfully removed 2 years later.