Si Min Chiow, Pearlyn Mei Ping Wong, Martin Weng Chin H'ng, Chau Hung Lee, Sze-Chin Tan
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BackgroundWith increasing importance of iodine-based contrast media (ICM) in radiology, a label of allergy to ICM has significant impact on patient management, and objective testing for ICM allergy can help guide subsequent administration.PurposeTo correlate skin testing with drug provocation test (DPT) outcomes and determine cross-reactivity between our institution's three available ICMs.Material and MethodsEligible patients who presented to our institution's radiology department within a 3-year period with suspected ICM allergy were referred to the allergist for evaluation with skin testing ± DPT. Patients who tested negative were followed up to evaluate for any reaction after ICM re-exposure in subsequent contrast-enhanced computed tomography scans.ResultsA total of 72 cases underwent testing. Concordance between skin testing and DPT was 85.7% (6/7) for iohexol, 65.1% (28/43) for iodixanol, and 100% (2/2) for iopromide. Cross-reactivity was in the range of 59.6%-75.9% between iohexol and iodixanol, 75.0%-77.4% between iohexol and iopromide, and 43.3%-60.0% between iodixanol and iopromide. Only 1/14 patients who were skin test and DPT negative developed a reaction on re-exposure to ICM after testing.ConclusionObjective testing for ICM hypersensitivity, particularly within 6 months of initial exposure, allows the majority of patients to be administered the same or an alternative ICM with no adverse reaction, with iodixanol having the lowest cross-reactivity.
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Acta Radiologica publishes articles on all aspects of radiology, from clinical radiology to experimental work. It is known for articles based on experimental work and contrast media research, giving priority to scientific original papers. The distinguished international editorial board also invite review articles, short communications and technical and instrumental notes.