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Letter to the Editor - Methylene Blue as Treatment for Contrast Medium-induced Anaphylaxis
Nitric oxide seems to play an important pathophysiological role in
modulating the systemic changes associated with anaphylaxis.1
Considering nitric oxide to be the final mediator of vasoplegia, we
have used methylene blue to treat anaphylactic shock secondary to
radio-contrast material and penicillin2 in three patients, with a good
immediate response. We have also used the drug to treat vasoplegia in
cardiac surgery.3,4,5,