%0 Journal Article
%T A case of nickel allergy after endovascular aortic repair
%A Hirotsugu Kurobe
%A Takaki Hori
%A Yohei Kawatani
%A Yoshitsugu Nakamura
%J Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
%@ 1816-5370
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0218492318784736
%X A 78-year-old man with no history of allergy, underwent endovascular aortic repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture. Postoperatively, he had low-grade fever and persistently raised white blood cell counts, but tests showed no infection. A skin rash appeared on the trunk and upper arms; we suspected a drug allergy. Despite withdrawal and/or change of medications, the symptoms remained. Finally, a patch test for nickel showed a strongly positive result. Oral prednisone 5£¿mg¡€day£¿1 was started, and the clinical findings resolved thereafter. No recurrence of allergy, infection, or exacerbation of the treated abdominal aortic aneurysm was noted at the 2-year follow-up
%K Aortic aneurysm abdominal
%K Blood vessel prosthesis
%K Dermatitis
%K allergic contact
%K Endovascular procedures
%K Nickel
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0218492318784736