Rae S M, Milne M K, Wildsmith J A
University Department of Anaesthesia, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
Br J Anaesth. 1997 Feb;78(2):224-6. doi: 10.1093/bja/78.2.224.
Identifying anaphylaxis and determining its cause during anaesthesia can be very difficult. We describe a patient who suffered a life-threatening reaction which was diagnosed originally as being caused by bupivacaine. Subsequent investigation and enquiry showed that this was not so and suggested latex as the likely true cause.