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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:1514-1516
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Report

Sensitivity to Sternotomy Wires May Cause Postoperative Pruritus

Patricia M. Gordon, MRCP, Paul K. Buxton, FRCP, Kathryn M. McLaren, FRCPath, Roger D. Aldridge, PhD

University Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust, Edinburgh, Scotland

Accepted for publication November 8, 1995.

An eczematous eruption developed on the anterior chest of a 58-year-old woman with known nickel sensitivity after the insertion of nickel-containing sternotomy wires. Her wound was revised with removal of the wires to give immediate and sustained relief from the itch. The electron microscopy and parasternal biopsy histology demonstrating a sarcoidal reaction are discussed.




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