Allergic reaction to patent blue dye in breast surgery - case report

Abstract We present a case of allergic reaction to patent blue in a patient who underwent excision of sentinel lymph node associated with segmental breast resection. About 20 min after the dye injection, the patient developed hypotension (BP = 70 × 30 mmHg) associated with increased heart frequency....

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Main Authors: Marcius Vinícius M. Maranhão, Dyluzia Kelly Amaral da Nóbrega, Carlos Eduardo Caiado Anunciação, Barbara de Alcântara Brito Maia, Paulo Virgílio Dantas Mariano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2016-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942016000400433&lng=en&tlng=en