Should patients with risk factors be tested for hypersensitivity to contrast media: a prospective study

Tepetam, Fatma; Ciftaslan, Nezihe; Oruc, Ozlem; Duman, Dildar; Agca, Meltem; Bulut, Ismet; Colakoglu, Bahattin

doi:10.1007/s11547-016-0646-1

Should patients with risk factors be tested for hypersensitivity to contrast media: a prospective study

Tepetam F. M., Ciftaslan N., Oruc O., Duman D., Agca M., Bulut I., ...Daha Fazla

RADIOLOGIA MEDICA, cilt.121, sa.8, ss.660-666, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 121 Sayı: 8
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11547-016-0646-1
Dergi Adı: RADIOLOGIA MEDICA
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.660-666
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Previous hypersensitivity reactions to contrast media (CM), atopy, atopic disease, drug allergy, and age (20-29 or > 55) are risk factors for CM hypersensitivity reactions. Our aim was to evaluate whether these risk factors should prompt skin testing for diagnosing CM allergy.