Severe insulin allergy successfully treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

Tatsuya Fujikawa; Hisashi Imbe; Masamichi Date; Yoshie Go; Haruko Kitaoka

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2012.04.027

Severe insulin allergy successfully treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2012 Aug;97(2):e31-3. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2012.04.027. Epub 2012 May 18.

Authors

Tatsuya Fujikawa¹, Hisashi Imbe, Masamichi Date, Yoshie Go, Haruko Kitaoka

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Seikeikai Hospital, 4-2-10 Koryo-nakamachi, Sakai, Osaka 590-0024, Japan. tfujikawa-gi@umin.ac.jp

PMID: 22609054
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2012.04.027

Abstract

Insulin allergy is a rare complication of insulin therapy. Proper management, though difficult, is critical. Here, we report the case of a patient with type 2 diabetes and insulin allergy, successfully treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / immunology*
Drug Hypersensitivity / drug therapy
Drug Hypersensitivity / immunology*
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / administration & dosage
Hypoglycemic Agents / adverse effects*
Hypoglycemic Agents / immunology
Infusions, Subcutaneous
Insulin / administration & dosage
Insulin / adverse effects*
Insulin / immunology
Insulin Infusion Systems*
Male
Middle Aged
Skin / immunology*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin