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Anaphylactic reaction induced by a polysulfone/polyvinylpyrrolidone membrane in the 10th session of hemodialysis with the same dialyzer
Author(s) -
Bacelar MARQUES Igor Denizarde,
PINHEIRO Karina França,
de Freitas do CARMO Lílian Pires,
COSTA Maristela Carvalho,
ABENSUR Hugo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
hemodialysis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1542-4758
pISSN - 1492-7535
DOI - 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00553.x
Subject(s) - polysulfone , hemodialysis , medicine , sensitization , medical prescription , sterilization (economics) , membrane , surgery , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , immunology , chemistry , biochemistry , economics , monetary economics , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange
The majority of severe hypersensitivity reactions in hemodialysis patients have occurred due to sensitization to ethylene oxide or to nonbiocompatible membrane dialyzers. The use of polysulfone dialyzers rarely causes hypersensitivity reactions. In the present study, we describe a case of severe life‐threatening reactions induced by polysulfone dialyzers (from different manufacturers subjected to a variety of sterilization methods), which occurred after 9 sessions of hemodialysis with the same prescription, exemplifying the complexity of such reactions.