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Iodine must be flushed out of the kidneys.
An iodine allergy would be an immediate response to iodine on the skin or iodine injected in a contrast dye to take better X-rays. However similar studies show that having any allergies increases the chance of being sensitive to iodine. Some show signs of sensitivity to iodine with nausea, flushing, fever, or some labored breathing.
Iodine becomes synthesized in the body as iodide, and many who show “iodine allergy” show absolutely no reaction to iodide.
. A patient might show very labored breathing and the tongue or throat might swell. Treatment is an injection with epinephrine to stop the histamine reaction.” When kidney function is impaired, kidney function tests are required to be certain injecting iodine will not cause difficulty for the patient.
There are a few instances where iodine should not be injected.
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