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A life‐threatening anaphylactoid reaction to polyvalent snake antivenom despite pretreatment
Author(s) -
Arunanthy Shalini,
Hertzberg Susan R
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb140249.x
Subject(s) - antivenom , anaphylactoid reactions , snake bites , medicine , anesthesia , anaphylaxis , dermatology , surgery , envenomation , venom , immunology , allergy , chemistry , biochemistry
A 44‐year‐old man suffered a life‐threatening anaphylactoid reaction to polyvalent snake antivenom, although he had been given the recommended pretreatment. Further research is needed to determine if pretreatment is necessary.