Anaphylactoid reactions during hemodialysis on AN69 membranes in patients receiving ACE inhibitors.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report five life-threatening anaphylactoid reactions occurring within the very first minutes of hemodialysis on polyacrylonitrile (AN69) capillary dialyzers in three patients receiving ACE inhibitors. Such reactions were not observed either in patients treated with ACE inhibitors but dialyzed on other membranes (N = 9), nor in patients on AN69 who did not receive ACE inhibitors (N = 19). These anaphylactoid reactions could be due to bradykinin accumulation, as a result of both increased synthesis--by interaction of blood with the AN69 polymer--and catabolism blockade by ACE inhibitors.
Medical subject headings
- Acrylic Resins
- Acrylonitrile
- Anaphylaxis
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
- Membranes, Artificial
- Renal Dialysis