"0003-4975" . . "96" . . "Allergic reaction to nitinol is rarely reported, and its incidence, symptoms, and course have not been clearly defined. We report an occurrence of severe progressive generalized exanthema 3 days after the implantation of an Amplatzer occluder for a patent foramen ovale, with symptoms disappearing immediately after surgical removal of the device 3 months later. The risks and possible prevention of allergic reaction to nickel and especially to titanium are discussed. (C) 2013 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons" . "Severe Allergic Dermatitis After Closure of Foramen Ovale With Amplatzer Occluder" . "Annals of Thoracic Surgery" . . "RIV/00064165:_____/13:10190338!RIV14-MZ0-00064165" . . "Mr\u00E1zek, Vratislav" . . "Hlubock\u00FD, Jaroslav" . "104856" . "Severe Allergic Dermatitis After Closure of Foramen Ovale With Amplatzer Occluder"@en . "5"^^ . "I, P(NT13087)" . . . . "10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.079" . . . "000323940200001" . . "B\u011Blohl\u00E1vek, Jan" . "RIV/00064165:_____/13:10190338" . . . "6"^^ . . "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.079" . "NL - Nizozemsko" . "Severe Allergic Dermatitis After Closure of Foramen Ovale With Amplatzer Occluder"@en . "Podzimek, \u0160t\u011Bp\u00E1n" . "amplatzer occluder; foramen ovale; dermatitis; implantation"@en . "Severe Allergic Dermatitis After Closure of Foramen Ovale With Amplatzer Occluder" . . . "[6B2872FD80EC]" . "3"^^ . . "3" . . "Linhart, Ale\u0161" . . . . "Allergic reaction to nitinol is rarely reported, and its incidence, symptoms, and course have not been clearly defined. We report an occurrence of severe progressive generalized exanthema 3 days after the implantation of an Amplatzer occluder for a patent foramen ovale, with symptoms disappearing immediately after surgical removal of the device 3 months later. The risks and possible prevention of allergic reaction to nickel and especially to titanium are discussed. (C) 2013 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons"@en . . "Belohlavkova, Simona" .