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Implant Site Nexplanon Reaction?

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dc.contributor.authorPedroso, C
dc.contributor.authorMartins, I
dc.contributor.authorPalma, F
dc.contributor.authorMachado, AI
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-04T16:26:47Z
dc.date.available2016-03-04T16:26:47Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractNexplanon (Schering-Plough Limited/Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited (MSD)) is a long active reversible contraceptive method that provides effective contraception for 3 years. It consists of a single, flexible, rod-shaped implant, containing 68 mg etonogestrel. It is 4 cm long, consists of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, a non-absorbable material, and also contains 15 mg of barium sulfate, which makes it visible by X-ray. We describe a case of a 39-year-old woman who experienced a local reaction to the barium sulfate in Nexplanon. She was given medical treatment, but only the removal of the implant resolved the symptoms. After removal there was gradual improvement and 72 h later the patient was asymptomatic. Allergic reaction to barium sulfate is extremely rare: until now, there have only been two cases associated with Nexplanon described in the literature.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationBMJ Case Rep. 2015 May 7;2015pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bcr-2014-206256pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2407
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Grouppt_PT
dc.subjectMAC GINpt_PT
dc.subjectMAC OBSpt_PT
dc.subjectBarium Sulfate/adverse effectspt_PT
dc.subjectContraceptive Agents, Female/administration & dosagept_PT
dc.subjectContraceptive Agents, Female/adverse effectspt_PT
dc.subjectDesogestrel/adverse effectspt_PT
dc.subjectDevice Removalpt_PT
dc.subjectDrug Eruptions/etiologypt_PT
dc.subjectDrug Implants/adverse effectspt_PT
dc.subjectTreatment Outcomept_PT
dc.titleImplant Site Nexplanon Reaction?pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleBMJ Case Reportspt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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