Three cases of anaphylaxis following injection of a depot corticosteroid with evidence of IgE sensitization to macrogols rather than the active steroid

Nicolaj Brandt; Lene H Garvey; Ulla Bindslev-Jensen; Henrik Fomsgaard Kjaer; Carsten Bindslev-Jensen; Charlotte G Mortz

doi:10.1186/s13601-016-0138-3

Three cases of anaphylaxis following injection of a depot corticosteroid with evidence of IgE sensitization to macrogols rather than the active steroid

Nicolaj Brandt, Lene H Garvey, Ulla Bindslev-Jensen, Henrik Fomsgaard Kjaer, Carsten Bindslev-Jensen, Charlotte G Mortz

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We present three cases with anaphylaxis after injection of a depot corticosteroid. First, the steroid was suspected as the elicitor, but after evaluation the excipient macrogol was found to be the elicitor. One of the patients had reactions to several unrelated drugs. Increased awareness of anaphylaxis to excipients such as macrogols is needed, especially when allergy tests for the active drug is negative and in patients with a history of repeated anaphylaxis to seemingly unrelated drugs. To establish the correct diagnosis it is important to test with the exact formulation of the culprit drug, as well as all the ingredients including excipients.

Original language	English
Article number	2
Journal	Clinical and Translational Allergy
Volume	7
Number of pages	4
ISSN	2045-7022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13601-016-0138-3
Publication status	Published - 10 Jan 2017

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