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Allergy to Nexplanon®
  1. Martin J Sullivan, MBChB, DFSRH
  1. General Practitioner, Richmond House Surgery, Whitchurch, UK; martinsullivan1@nhs.net

https://doi.org/10.1136/jfprhc-2012-100366

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    A 32-year-old woman presented requiring contraception. She had previously had an Implanon® inserted, but this had been removed to allow her to become pregnant. Following her pregnancy she wished to use a long-term contraceptive method and requested another Implanon.

    Following insertion of a Nexplanon® within 24 hours the site was red and inflamed. The redness was <0.5 mm around the outline of the subdermal Nexplanon. Antibiotics and antihistamines were …

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