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Allergic Reaction following Implantation of a Nitinol Alloy Inferior Vena Cava Filter. 2015

Zhongzhi Jia, and JianFei Tu, and Kai Wang, and Guomin Jiang, and Weiping Wang

Department of Interventional Radiology, No. 2 People's Hospital of Changzhou, Nanjing Medical University, Xing long road 29#, Chang zhou, Jiangsu province 213003, China.

A 67-year-old woman developed severe pruritus after implantation of a retrievable nitinol inferior vena cava (IVC) filter (55.4% nickel and 44.6% titanium). The pruritus resolved only after filter retrieval. The patient's hypersensitivity to nickel was confirmed by a positive skin patch test substantiating a systemic allergic reaction to the implanted nitinol IVC filter.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011537	Pruritus	An intense itching sensation that produces the urge to rub or scratch the skin to obtain relief.	Itching,Pruritis
D003877	Dermatitis, Contact	A type of acute or chronic skin reaction in which sensitivity is manifested by reactivity to materials or substances coming in contact with the skin. It may involve allergic or non-allergic mechanisms.	Contact Dermatitis,Dermatitis Venenata,Eczema, Contact,Hypersensitivity, Contact,Sensitivity, Contact,Contact Dermatitides,Contact Eczema,Contact Hypersensitivities,Contact Hypersensitivity,Contact Sensitivities,Contact Sensitivity,Dermatitides, Contact,Hypersensitivities, Contact,Sensitivities, Contact
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000497	Alloys	A mixture of metallic elements or compounds with other metallic or metalloid elements in varying proportions.	Alloy
D016306	Vena Cava Filters	Mechanical devices inserted in the inferior vena cava that prevent the migration of blood clots from deep venous thrombosis of the leg.	Inferior Vena Cava Filters,Umbrella Filters,Filter, Inferior Vena Cava,Filters, Inferior Vena Cava,Inferior Vena Cava Filter,Cava Filter, Vena,Cava Filters, Vena,Filter, Umbrella,Filter, Vena Cava,Filters, Umbrella,Filters, Vena Cava,Umbrella Filter,Vena Cava Filter
D016896	Treatment Outcome	Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.	Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes
D019919	Prosthesis Implantation	Surgical insertion of a prosthesis.	Implantation, Prosthesis,Implantations, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Implantations
D020878	Device Removal	Removal of an implanted therapeutic or prosthetic device.	Device Removals,Removal, Device,Removals, Device