A 67-yr-old female patient gave a history of allergy to lignocaine. When she was challenge-tested with the intradermal injection of 0.5% bupivacaine 0.2ml she had a systemic reaction. This reaction was accompanied by a decrease in the concentration of complement C4 in the plasma, which indicated that the reaction was immunologically-mediated. This is the first report of allergy to a local anaes...

Allergic conjunctival diseases include allergic conjunctivitis and spring catarrh (vernal conjunctivitis). The immediate phase of the type I allergic reaction is the essence of the pathology and etiologic mechanism of allergic conjunctivitis, whereas the late phase of the type I allergic reaction is considered to be involved in those of spring catarrh. The use of anti-allergic eye drops is the ...

Olgu sunumumuzda ankilozan spondilit tanısı ile infliximab tedavisinin 2. dozunu aldıktan sonra anafilaktik reaksiyon gelişen hastayı anlatmayı amaçladık. 21 yaşında kadın hasta intravenöz infliksimab alımı sonrası alerjik acil servise (AS) başvurdu. Tedaviyi ikinci aldığı öğrenildi (100 mg). Genel durum orta-kötü, Glaskow Koma Skalası (GKS) 15 olan hastanın dilde ve dudakta şişmesi olduğu nefe...