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CASE REPORTS

Bacitracin Irrigation: A Cause Of Anaphylaxis in the Operating Room

Mark Blas, MD^*, Kurt S. Briesacher, MD^*, and Emilio B. Lobato, MD^*,

*Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine; and Anesthesiology Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida

Address correspondence to Mark L. Blas, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Box 100254 JHMHSC, Gainesville, FL 32610-0254.

Implications: We report a unique case of acute anaphylaxis after mediastinal irrigation with a dilute bacitracin solution.

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