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 wit...

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Published inWorld journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 119 - 121
Main Authors Subramanian, Sujata, Iyer, Swati, Johnson, Gregory, Agrawal, Hitesh, Fraser, Charles D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 17.09.2024
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Colitis, Ulcerative - surgery
Device Removal
Female
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - surgery
Humans
Hypersensitivity - etiology
Male
Nickel - adverse effects
Septal Occluder Device - adverse effects
valve replacement
nickel allergy
valve disease
Amplatzer device
pediatric surgery
ulcerative colitis
congenital
pediatric
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2150-1351
2150-136X
DOI:10.1177/21501351241269861