Fatal anaphylactic reaction to intravenous gadobutrol, a gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent

Fatal anaphylactic reaction to intravenous gadobutrol, a gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent

We present the rare case of a fatal anaphylactic reaction to gadobutrol, a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent, in a 42-year-old man. The patient underwent elective magnetic resonance imaging for diagnostic clarification of a suspicious finding in the abdomen. The patient had undergone contras...

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Main Authors: Sabine Franckenberg, MD, Florian Berger, MD, Sarah Schaerli, MD, Garyfalia Ampanozi, MD, Michael Thali, Prof., MD, Executive MBA HSG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Gadobutrol
Gadolinium
Anaphylactic reaction
MRI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043317303667

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