IgE-mediated hypersensitivity after ibuprofen administration

• Author(s): Bluth, MH ; Beleza, P ; Hajee, F ; Jordão, MJ ; Figueiredo, J ; Almeida, F ; Smith-Norowitz, T
• Date: 2007
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.23/358
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Hospital de Braga
• Subject(s): Hipersensibilidade Imediata; Hipersensibilidade a Medicamentos; Ibuprofeno; Anti-Inflamatórios Não Esteróides
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Although many immunoglobulin-related drug sensitivities have been described, there is a paucity of reports regarding IgE-related drug sensitivities. Here we describe a case of a patient who demonstrated IgE-mediated sensitivity to ibuprofen.