Midazolam hypersensitivity during the transportation to theater: A case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. ytjeon@snubh.org
- 2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- This report describes a rare case of perioperative midazolam hypersensitivity in a patient without any history of allergy. A 39-year-old man was admitted for endoscopic pansinus surgery. During transportation to the operating room after injecting antibiotic and midazolam intravenously, the patient complained of shortness of breath. At 3 months after the event, an intradermal sensitivity test for midazolam proved positive indicating the incident was caused by midazolam hypersensitivity.