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Resolution of Severe Ulcerative Colitis Secondary to Nickel Allergy Following Explantation of Amplatzer Septal Occluder Device: A Delayed Presentation.
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World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery [World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg] 2025 Jan; Vol. 16 (1), pp. 119-121. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 17. - Publication Year :
- 2025
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Abstract
- Nickel is a component of nitinol, an alloy used in several medical devices. Allergy to nickel may place patients at a high risk for severe hypersensitivity reactions. We report a rare case of a patient who developed severe ulcerative colitis ten years following closure of an atrial septal defect with the Amplatzer Septal Occluder device.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2150-136X
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 39285815
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/21501351241269861