Abstract
Objective: To increase the awareness of bovine serum albumin (BSA) sensitivity as a potentially lethal complication during ET. Design: Case report. Setting: Routine ET in university hospital. Patient(s): A 26-year-old woman who was undergoing her first ET. Intervention(s): ET with BSA containing standard fluid medium. Main Outcome Measure(s): Specific immunoglobulin (Ig) E antibodies and skin tests. Result(s): The patient demonstrated increased levels of specific IgE antibodies to BSA and a clearly positive scratch test for BSA. Conclusion(s): Anaphylactic reactions to BSA can occur during ET. The risk can be reduced substantially if a detailed medical history is obtained.
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