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A pharmacist reported through the fda voluntary event report system that a female patient, age unspecified, had skin grafting for a right chest wound abscess on (b)(6) 2015.The woman was receiving clindamycin for cellulitis.The woman was wearing an iodine allergy bracelet when a 3m ioban(tm) 2 drape (model not specified) was placed on the surgical site.The woman allegedly had acute onset of tongue swelling, drooling, dyspnea, profound hypotension, and acute depressed mental status.Her condition rapidly reversed when she was given subcutaneous epinephrine.The woman was transferred to intensive care for 24 hour monitoring.She was given diphenhydramine and recovered.
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