Anaphylactic reaction following administration of nose drops containing benzalkonium chloride.docVIP

Mezgeretal.HeadFaceMedicine2012,8:29 /content/8/1/29 HEAD FACE MEDICINE CASE REPORT OpenAccess Anaphylacticreactionfollowingadministrationof nosedropscontainingbenzalkoniumchloride ElkeMezger*,OlafWendler,SusanneMayrandAlessandroBozzato Abstract Wedescribeacaseofanaphylacticreactionina46-year-oldfemalepostapplicationofdecongestantnosedrops containingbenzalkoniumchloride(BAC).Withsomelatency,thepatientcomplainedofcough,dyspnea,sensation ofheat,croakinessandpruritus.Sincesheshowedallofthesesymptoms,typicalofananaphylacticreaction,we proceededsomeweekslaterwithapricktestwithsolutionscontaining