A Case of Alveolar Haemorrhage Induced by Iodinated Contrast Medium Use
  • Motoi Ugajin
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya Tokushukai General Hospital, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
  • Nobuo Ishiguro
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nagoya Tokushukai General Hospital, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
  • Hisanori Kani
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya Tokushukai General Hospital, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
  • Hideo Hattori
    Department of Pathology, Nagoya Tokushukai General Hospital, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan

Keywords

Iodinated contrast media, alveolar haemorrhage, re-exposure

Abstract

An 81-year-old man complaining of exertional dyspnoea underwent coronary angiography using an iodinated contrast medium. After angiography, the patient required systemic corticosteroid therapy because of respiratory failure due to alveolar haemorrhage. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed 29 days after angiography using the same contrast medium. After the intervention, the patient required intubated mechanical ventilation and renal replacement therapy. Bronchoalveolar lavage was bloody with many haemosiderin-filled macrophages. Systemic corticosteroid therapy again improved his clinical condition. Iodinated contrast media may cause alveolar haemorrhage and re-exposure to contrast media may induce a more severe adverse reaction.

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    Published: 2020-06-17
    Issue: 2020: Vol 7 No 9 (view)

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    Ugajin M, Ishiguro N, Kani H, Hattori H. A Case of Alveolar Haemorrhage Induced by Iodinated Contrast Medium Use. EJCRIM 2020;7 doi:10.12890/2020_001744.

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