Romano Antonino, Artesani Maria Cristina, Andriolo Maria, Viola Marinella, Pettinato Rosa, Vecchioli-Scaldazza Amorino
Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Allergy Unit, Complesso Integrato Columbus, Via G. Moscati 31, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Radiology. 2002 Nov;225(2):466-70. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2251011654.
A patient with maculopapular reactions to iopamidol needed to undergo angiography for a cerebral arteriovenous malformation. In vivo and in vitro tests were performed with ionic and nonionic contrast media, including iopamidol and iobitridol. All results were positive, demonstrating delayed hypersensitivity. The patient received 6-alpha-methylprednisolone and cyclosporine 1 week before and 2 weeks after four angiograms were obtained with the use of iobitridol, which was well tolerated.
