Ultrasound Findings in a Neonate During Anaphylactic Reaction to Total Parenteral Nutrition: A Case Report

Linah H Zaman; Haroon A Javaid; Nader A Fawzy; Safwan Abbasi; Usama I Othman; Samira M Ghallab; Nabil Shehata

doi:10.7759/cureus.33491

Ultrasound Findings in a Neonate During Anaphylactic Reaction to Total Parenteral Nutrition: A Case Report

Cureus. 2023 Jan 7;15(1):e33491. doi: 10.7759/cureus.33491. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Linah H Zaman¹, Haroon A Javaid¹, Nader A Fawzy¹, Safwan Abbasi¹, Usama I Othman², Samira M Ghallab³, Nabil Shehata⁴

Affiliations

¹ College of Medicine, Alfaisal University College of Medicine, Riyadh, SAU.
² Radiology, Saudi German Hospitals Group, Riyadh, SAU.
³ Pediatrics, Saudi German Hospitals Group, Riyadh, SAU.
⁴ Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saudi German Hospitals Group, Riyadh, SAU.

Abstract

Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is the intravenous delivery of nutrients and is commonly used in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Hypersensitivity reactions to parenteral nutrition have seldom been described in the literature. Anaphylaxis is a potentially life-threatening emergency condition that can progress rapidly and involves multiple organ systems. We report a case of anaphylaxis due to TPN in a neonate with observed ultrasound findings during the acute episode never reported in the literature before.

Keywords: anaphylaxis; neonatal intensive care unit (nicu); neonate; total parenteral nutrition (tpn); ultrasound (u/s).

Publication types

Case Reports