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Report of a case with a reaction to polysulfone during hemodialysis. Reynadial Clinic, Guayaquil, 2020

Abstract:

Hemodialysis (HD) treatment assumes a certain risk of adverse hypersensitivity reactions; cases of hypersensitivity with biocompatible membranes, such as polysulfone, have been described. In this article we describe the case of a patient who undergoes HD treatment using polysulfone dialyzer, approximately 10 minutes after starting, he presents digestive manifestations, characterized by liquid diarrhea, not related to eating events, without phlegm, or blood content, without straining or tenesmus, presents diffuse abdominal pain, vomiting and arterial hypotension. These reactions were considered as hypersensitivity related to the hemodialysis process, the clinical picture did not reappear in successive observations when the sessions were carried out using a cellulose membrane.