Asystolic cardiac arrest following liposomal amphotericin B infusion: anaphylaxis or compliment activation-related pseudoallergy?

Asystolic cardiac arrest following liposomal amphotericin B infusion: anaphylaxis or compliment activation-related pseudoallergy?

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Abstract Allergic reaction to liposomal amphotericin B is rare.We report a case of cardiac arrest in a 64-year-old woman following liposomal amphotericin B infusion, requiring cnd field fox resuscitation.We also present the results of subsequent skin prick and intradermal testing to liposomal amphotericin on the patient and three healthy controls, highlighting the fluffy tangerine clouds need for further research into the immunopathogenesis of this reaction.