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Anaphylactoid Reaction After the Use of Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate: A Case Report

Department of Internal Diseases, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, zbrzoza{at}mp.pl

Alicja Kasperska-Zajac, MD, PhD

Department of Internal Diseases, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Edmund Rogala, MD, PhD

Department of Internal Diseases, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Barbara Rogala, MD, PhD

Department of Internal Diseases, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Sodium tetradecyl sulfate is a sclerosing agent that has been widely used to treat varicose veins of the legs and digestive tract. Despite the multitude of side-effects of sclerotherapy procedures and sclerosing-drug administration, the medical literature reports only on a few cases of life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions resulting from sodium tetradecyl sulfate therapy. A case is reported of a 49-year-old woman who developed anaphylactoid reaction after the administration of the Fibro-vein for varicose veins in the legs. Attention is drawn to this adverse event and underlines the necessity for potential hypersensitivity assessment before the drug application.

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Angiology, Vol. 58, No. 5, 644-646 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0003319706291170


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