Successful desensitization of pemetrexed-induced anaphylaxis in a patient with malignant mesothelioma

Korean J Intern Med. 2017 May;32(3):563-565. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2015.250. Epub 2016 Nov 25.

Authors

Jeonghwan Youk¹, Hyunkyung Park¹, Kwang Nam Jin², Hyun Jong Moon³, Min-Suk Yang⁴, Ki Hwan Kim⁴, Jin-Soo Kim⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
² Department of Radiology, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
³ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

No abstract available

Keywords: Anaphylaxis; Desensitization, immunologic; Pemetrexed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anaphylaxis / chemically induced
Anaphylaxis / diagnosis
Anaphylaxis / immunology
Anaphylaxis / prevention & control*
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage*
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / immunology
Desensitization, Immunologic / methods*
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Mesothelioma / diagnosis
Mesothelioma / drug therapy*
Mesothelioma, Malignant
Middle Aged
Pemetrexed / administration & dosage*
Pemetrexed / adverse effects*
Pemetrexed / immunology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Pemetrexed