Allergic reaction to stainless steel sternotomy wires requiring removal: A case report and literature review
Lopez, J.; Sachithanandan, A.; Leow, M.
Medical Journal of Malaysia 71(3): 142-143
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5283 PMID: 27495890 Document Number: 687604
Hypersensitivity to stainless steel sternal sutures are an uncommon occurrence. We present a case of such a patient who developed chronic tissue overgranulation over a sternotomy wound eight weeks post-operatively. Primary suspicion was infection, a more common complication however radiological and laboratory investigation showed otherwise. Conservative management provided limited ephemeral success. After ensuring adequate sternal bone healing, the sutures and granulation tissue were eventually surgically removed without complication and the reoperated wound healed well.