[Contrast medium intolerance in computerized tomography]

Radiologe. 1994 May;34(5):279-80.
[Article in German]

Abstract

An adverse reaction to a contrast medium with swelling of the nasal mucosa was incidentally documented during a computer tomographic examination of the skull, showing how fast liberation of mediator substances can cause mucosal edema.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Contrast Media / adverse effects*
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / etiology*
  • Edema / chemically induced
  • Edema / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Iohexol / adverse effects
  • Iohexol / analogs & derivatives
  • Meningitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Nasal Obstruction / chemically induced
  • Nasal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Iohexol
  • iopromide