Iqbal Rabia, Bhandare Deepti, St Louis Myron, Ruchi Rupam
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton Campus, Bradenton, Florida, USA.
Cardiology, AdventHealth, Sebring, Florida, USA.
BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Sep 6;12(9):e230401. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230401.
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft is a synthetic graft commonly used in chronic haemodialysis patients. Expected complications of synthetic grafts include infection, thrombosis, oedema and pain. PTFE is a non-textile graft that is chemically inert, electronegative and hydrophobic. Due to their chemical properties, PTFE grafts have lower risks of these adversities. We present a patient with a rare case of cutaneous hypersensitivity to a PTFE graft.