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Query: UMLS:C0034065 (
pulmonary embolism
)
14,979
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Diclofenac sodium
is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug widely used as an opioid sparing agent for postoperative analgesia. Anaphylaxis due to intravenous diclofenac sodium is very rare. We report a case of anaphylactic reaction to IV diclofenac sodium, occurring postoperatively in a 25-year-old primigravida, the clinical features of which mimicked
pulmonary embolism
. The rarity, clinical importance and the diagnostic dilemma associated prompted us to report this case.
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PMID:Anaphylactic reaction to intravenous diclofenac. 2163 44
