Acute Allergic Reaction due to Milk Proteins Contaminating Lactose Added to Corticosteroid for Injection

Acute Allergic Reaction due to Milk Proteins Contaminating Lactose Added to Corticosteroid for Injection

We encountered two patients with severe cow’s milk allergy who reacted strongly to an injection of methylprednisolone sodium succinate (Sol-Medrol 40 mg® Pfizer, Japan). They came to our hospital because of an asthmatic attack or urticaria and were treated with Sol-Medrol 40 mg®. After the injection...

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Main Authors: Asuka Eda, Kazuko Sugai, Hiromi Shioya, Asako Fujitsuka, Setsuko Ito, Tsutomu Iwata, Tetsunori Funabiki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
allergic reaction
cow’s milk allergy
lactose
methylprednisolone sodium succinate
β-lactoglobulin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015306730
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spelling doaj-b5b986d9245548fdb5c6eb6cf9f280c62020-11-24T22:58:08ZengElsevierAllergology International1323-89302009-01-0158113713910.2332/allergolint.C-07-59Acute Allergic Reaction due to Milk Proteins Contaminating Lactose Added to Corticosteroid for InjectionAsuka Eda0Kazuko Sugai1Hiromi Shioya2Asako Fujitsuka3Setsuko Ito4Tsutomu Iwata5Tetsunori Funabiki6Children’s Medical Center, Fujisawa City HospitalNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterChildren’s Medical Center, Fujisawa City HospitalYokohama City University Medical Center, KanagawaDepartment of Food Studies and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life and Science, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, KyotoShimbashi Allergy Rheumatism Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.Children’s Medical Center, Fujisawa City HospitalWe encountered two patients with severe cow’s milk allergy who reacted strongly to an injection of methylprednisolone sodium succinate (Sol-Medrol 40 mg® Pfizer, Japan). They came to our hospital because of an asthmatic attack or urticaria and were treated with Sol-Medrol 40 mg®. After the injection, the allergic reaction was immediate. Skin prick tests demonstrated that the β-lactoglobulin contaminating the lactose of the drug preparation caused the immediate allergic reaction.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015306730allergic reactioncow’s milk allergylactosemethylprednisolone sodium succinateβ-lactoglobulin
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author Asuka Eda
Kazuko Sugai
Hiromi Shioya
Asako Fujitsuka
Setsuko Ito
Tsutomu Iwata
Tetsunori Funabiki
spellingShingle Asuka Eda
Kazuko Sugai
Hiromi Shioya
Asako Fujitsuka
Setsuko Ito
Tsutomu Iwata
Tetsunori Funabiki
Acute Allergic Reaction due to Milk Proteins Contaminating Lactose Added to Corticosteroid for Injection
Allergology International
allergic reaction
cow’s milk allergy
lactose
methylprednisolone sodium succinate
β-lactoglobulin
author_facet Asuka Eda
Kazuko Sugai
Hiromi Shioya
Asako Fujitsuka
Setsuko Ito
Tsutomu Iwata
Tetsunori Funabiki
author_sort Asuka Eda
title Acute Allergic Reaction due to Milk Proteins Contaminating Lactose Added to Corticosteroid for Injection
title_short Acute Allergic Reaction due to Milk Proteins Contaminating Lactose Added to Corticosteroid for Injection
title_full Acute Allergic Reaction due to Milk Proteins Contaminating Lactose Added to Corticosteroid for Injection
title_fullStr Acute Allergic Reaction due to Milk Proteins Contaminating Lactose Added to Corticosteroid for Injection
title_full_unstemmed Acute Allergic Reaction due to Milk Proteins Contaminating Lactose Added to Corticosteroid for Injection
title_sort acute allergic reaction due to milk proteins contaminating lactose added to corticosteroid for injection
publisher Elsevier
series Allergology International
issn 1323-8930
publishDate 2009-01-01
description We encountered two patients with severe cow’s milk allergy who reacted strongly to an injection of methylprednisolone sodium succinate (Sol-Medrol 40 mg® Pfizer, Japan). They came to our hospital because of an asthmatic attack or urticaria and were treated with Sol-Medrol 40 mg®. After the injection, the allergic reaction was immediate. Skin prick tests demonstrated that the β-lactoglobulin contaminating the lactose of the drug preparation caused the immediate allergic reaction.
topic allergic reaction
cow’s milk allergy
lactose
methylprednisolone sodium succinate
β-lactoglobulin
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015306730
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