Aseptic loosening of a total knee prosthesis caused by delayed hypersensitivity to bone cement

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2016 Jul;117(1):89-91. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2016.04.013. Epub 2016 May 6.

Authors

Francisco Vega¹, Raphaelle Bazire², M Teresa Belver², M Victoria Mugica², Andres Urquia³, Carlos Blanco²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Allergy, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: fvega13@hotmail.com.
² Department of Allergy, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
³ Department of Anatomical Pathology, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 27161544
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2016.04.013

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
Bone Cements / adverse effects*
Bone Cements / therapeutic use
Female
Foreign-Body Reaction
Humans
Hypersensitivity, Delayed / diagnosis
Hypersensitivity, Delayed / immunology*
Joint Diseases / surgery*
Knee / pathology*
Knee / surgery
Metals / therapeutic use
Prosthesis Failure
Skin Tests

Substances

Bone Cements
Metals