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Although allergic reactions to barium sulfate suspensions are estimated to occur at a rate of less than 2 per million,^1,2 the frequency has been reported to be increasing.^3,4 The cause of these reactions is not known,^5,6,7,8,9 but the additives in barium suspensions,^10,11,12,13 medications such as glucagon,³ and exposure to latex^14,15,16,17 — for example, through contact with rubber gloves or balloons — have all been implicated.

We describe a patient with anaphylaxis induced by the carboxymethylcellulose sodium in barium sulfate suspension. The reaction occurred after an upper gastrointestinal examination.

Case Report

A 63-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital in May 1994 because . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Methods

Skin Testing

Histamine Release from Isolated Leukocytes

Results

Discussion

Source Information

From Ako Municipal Hospital, Ako (N.M., T.F., M.Y., S.H., K.H.), and the Department of Pharmacology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama (M.N., N.N., K.S.) — both in Japan.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Nishibori at the Department of Pharmacology, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700, Japan.

References

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• Klein, J. S., Nishibori, M., Muroi, N., Fujii, T. (1998). Anaphylaxis from the Carboxymethylcellulose Component of Barium Sulfate Suspension. NEJM 338: 623-623 [Full Text]