Livedo reticularis, rhabdomyolysis, massive intestinal infarction, and death after carbon dioxide arteriography.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
In patients with renal insufficiency or hypersensitivity to iodinated contrast material, carbon dioxide gas (CO2) is generally considered a safe alternative contrast media for digital subtraction angiography. However, we herein report a previously undescribed fatal complication of CO2 angiography in a patient with acute renal dysfunction and congestive heart failure. The possible pathogenetic mechanisms of this complication are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Angiography
- Carbon Dioxide
- Contrast Media
- Infarction
- Intestines
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Skin Diseases, Vascular