Resolution of Severe Ulcerative Colitis Secondary to Nickel Allergy Following Explantation of Amplatzer Septal Occluder Device: A Delayed Presentation
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.
Authors
- Hitesh Agrawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9272-6949)
- Sujata Subramanian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3890-4497)
- Charles D. Fraser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4761-3296)
- Swati Iyer
- Gregory L. Johnson
Institutions
- Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/21501351241269861
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42