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What Causes Heparin Allergy?
I HAD A WIDOWMAKER LAST fEB.. WHICH I SURVIVED BUT LOST MY LEG DUE TO HEPARING ALLERGY WHICH I DID NOT KNOW HOW IT WOULD BE.. I WAS A HEALTHY FEMALE... THANKFUL I MADE IT..EVEN AFTER HAVING TO BE RIVIVED 3 TIMES.....hOW OFTEN DOES THE hEPARIN ALLERGY OCCUR AhND WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN? Thank you
Tue, 17 Jul 2018
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Anaphylaxis occur with any drugs and in your case it is heparin. Generally before giving any drugs / medicine doctors have to check it sensitivity then we have to give it but sometimes allergies happens. This is anaphylaxis with heparin. In this mortality is very high but you are alive.
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Anaphylaxis occur with any drugs and in your case it is heparin. Generally before giving any drugs / medicine doctors have to check it sensitivity then we have to give it but sometimes allergies happens. This is anaphylaxis with heparin. In this mortality is very high but you are alive.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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