Resolution of Severe Ulcerative Colitis Secondary to Nickel Allergy Following Explantation of Amplatzer Septal Occluder Device: A Delayed Presentation.
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg
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ABSTRACT
Nickel is a component of nitinol, an alloy used in several medical devices. Allergy to nickel may place patients at a high risk for severe hypersensitivity reactions. We report a rare case of a patient who developed severe ulcerative colitis ten years following closure of an atrial septal defect with the Amplatzer Septal Occluder device.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Estados Unidos