Aminophylline hypersensitivity apparently due to ethylenediamine.

Terzian, C G; Simon, P A · Ann Emerg Med · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Asthmatic patients receive multiple drugs as part of their treatment program. When a subsequent allergic reaction occurs, the ethylenediamine component of aminophylline is usually not suspected as the etiologic agent. We present a case of ethylenediamine-induced delayed hypersensitivity reaction in a 46-year-old woman who received parenteral aminophylline for an acute asthma exacerbation. Patch testing for ethylenediamine was positive.

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