Mixed Metal Allergy Ancillary to Surgical Staples

Metal allergies to surgical clips are atypical and often neglected as a differential. It becomes even more unexpected when there is a lack of relevant medical history of the patient reacting poorly to known metals. This study entails the unique finding of newly discovered hypersensitivity to nickel...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-07, Vol.14 (7)
Main Authors: Ahmed, Naveed E, Varghese, Rio, Abdel-Khalek, Ameen, Tariq, Ammarah, Yu, Tony, Ganeshalingam, Sakthi, Hollis, Chantae C, Amos-Arowoshegbe, Elizabeth O, Nasser Deen, Kalsuum, Tiesenga, Frederick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergies
Allergy/Immunology
Antigens
Case reports
Cholecystectomy
Cytokines
Dermatology
Gallbladder
Gallbladder diseases
General Surgery
Laparoscopy
Lymphocytes
Medicine
Pain
Patients
Skin
Surgery
Titanium alloys
Zirconium
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Summary:Metal allergies to surgical clips are atypical and often neglected as a differential. It becomes even more unexpected when there is a lack of relevant medical history of the patient reacting poorly to known metals. This study entails the unique finding of newly discovered hypersensitivity to nickel and zirconium, metals commonly found in surgical clips, in a 28-year-old female who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a cholangiogram.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.26899