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Review
. 2024 May;86(2):345-350.
doi: 10.18999/nagjms.86.2.345.

Uneventful vaginal delivery using epidural anesthesia in patient with exercise induced anaphylaxis: a case report and literature review

Kanon Morimoto  1 , Kenichiro Tatsumi  2 , Yoshitsugu Chigusa  1 , Maya Komatsu  1 , Moritoki Egi  2 , Masaki Mandai  1 , Haruta Mogami  1
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Uneventful vaginal delivery using epidural anesthesia in patient with exercise induced anaphylaxis: a case report and literature review

Kanon Morimoto et al. Nagoya J Med Sci. 2024 May.

Abstract

Exercise induced anaphylaxis (EIA) is a rare and potentially life-threatening syndrome characterized by anaphylaxis provoked by exercise. Although vaginal delivery with labor pain is a physical strain for women and a possible trigger for EIA, no consensus exists on the management strategy of delivery in patients with EIA. A 28-year-old primigravida was referred to our hospital because of history of EIA, associated with pruritus, urticaria, and respiratory distress, exacerbated during physical activity. To avoid physical stress, we chose scheduled labor induction with epidural anesthesia, and administered prophylactic intravenous hydrocortisone. She delivered vaginally with no symptoms suggestive of EIA during labor. Since it is quite possible for patients with EIA to develop anaphylaxis during vaginal delivery with labor pain, epidural anesthesia and prophylactic steroid administration may be the most rational approaches for delivery in pregnant women with EIA.

Keywords: epidural anesthesia; exercise induced anaphylaxis; pregnancy; vaginal delivery.

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