Abstract
We report the case of a 54-year-old woman with no history of atopic diseases or drug allergies who developed a generalized anaphylactic reaction with urticaria and angioedema a few hours after tooth extraction. The skin scratch and RAST tests demonstrated IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to the product Hémofibrine, a hemostatic sponge made of bovine fibrin. Of all RAST controls, only one serum with known positivity to bovine serum albumin (BSA) showed a low degree of positivity to Hémofibrine. Bovine fibrin should be added to the list of medical products that can elicit allergic reactions following dental treatment.
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