1. [Case of anosmia which appeared after anaphylactic shock due to intravenous heparin].
- Author
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Kobinata H, Yamamoto M, Ishikawa S, Uchida T, Nakazawa K, and Makita K
- Subjects
- Anesthesia, Local, Humans, Infusions, Intravenous, Kidney Failure, Chronic surgery, Lidocaine, Male, Nephritis, Hereditary surgery, Young Adult, Anaphylaxis chemically induced, Heparin administration & dosage, Heparin adverse effects, Intraoperative Complications chemically induced, Olfaction Disorders chemically induced
- Abstract
A patient developed anaphylactic shock after a heparin dosage during an operation to make inner shunt for chronic renal failure of Alport syndrome. The operation was canceled and the patient was admitted to the ICU with tracheal intubation. He was extubated safely on the fifth postoperative day, but he lost the sense of smell from the day after. Abnormality of the nasal mucosa was not recognized. The smell disorder improved slowly in three or four weeks. Anosmia after anaphylactic shock is very rare, but we should be careful for this complication after anaphylactic shock.
- Published
- 2009