Allergic reaction to stainless steel sternotomy wires requiring removal: A case report and literature review
- Author:
Jacinta Marie Lopez
;
Anand Sachithanandan
;
Margaret Leow Poh Gaik
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Sternotomy wound;
Overgranulation
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2016;71(3):142-143
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Hypersensitivity to stainless steel sternal sutures are an
uncommon occurrence. We present a case of such a patient
who developed chronic tissue overgranulation over a
sternotomy wound eight weeks post-operatively. Primary
suspicion was infection, a more common complication
however radiological and laboratory investigation showed
otherwise. Conservative management provided limited
ephemeral success. After ensuring adequate sternal bone
healing, the sutures and granulation tissue were eventually
surgically removed without complication and the reoperated
wound healed well.
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