Goomba wrote:
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> Arri London wrote:
>
> > Obviously one can't know about the reaction until it happens. Not being
> > allergic to seafood at all, the reaction to the CT agent surprised me.
> > The nursing staff treated the swelling of my arm as an allergic reaction
> > after phoning downstairs to find out what the heck the radiologist used
> > Still don't know what was used; it isn't in my medical records. Took
> > three days for all the swelling to go away.
>
> Sounds like an infiltrate to me. An infiltrate occurs when the injected
> fluid seep out into the surrounding tissues instead of remaining in the
> circulation system. When some drugs infiltrate the soft tissue,
> depending on what the drug is, it might require more aggressive
> intervention in dealing with it.


Could be but it the redness and itching aren't usually characteristic of
an infiltrate. The nurses felt it was an allergic reaction; presumably
they'd know the difference. The injection was very small in volume and
the swelling took time to develop.