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ALLERGIC REACTION [HYPERSENSITIVITY]. THROAT SWELLING, AIRWAY CLOSING UP [PHARYNGEAL OEDEMA]. TONGUE STARTED FEELING FUNNY THEN HAD TONGUE SWELLING [SWOLLEN TONGUE]. LIPS SWELLING [LIP SWELLING]. HANDS AND FEET STARTED TO ITCH [PRURITUS]. CASE DESCRIPTION: A MAN REPORTED THAT HIS WIFE, AGE UNSPECIFIED, USED ALWAYS MAXI PAD, OVERNIGHT UNSCENTED PAD, FOR THE FIRST TIME, 1 APPLIC, 1 ONLY ON (B)(6) 2013 AND WITHIN SECONDS OF APPLICATION SHE HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION WHERE HER HANDS AND FEET STARTED TO ITCH, TONGUE STARTED TO FEEL FUNNY THEN SHE HAD SWELLING OF HER LIPS, TONGUE AND THROAT AND HER THROAT WAS CLOSING UP TO THE POINT THAT SHE HAD DIFFICULTY TALKING. WITHIN FIFTEEN MINS, HER HUSBAND TOOK HER TO A DOCTOR'S OFFICE CLOSE TO A HOSPITAL WHERE AN EPI-PEN AND ANOTHER UNSPECIFIED SHOT WAS ADMINISTERED TO STOP THE SWELLING. HER HUSBAND MENTIONED THAT SHE STARTED SHAKING AFTER THE EPI-PEN WAS ADMINISTERED BUT WITHIN TEN MINUTES AFTER THE SHOT WAS ADMINISTERED HIS WIFE WAS ALMOST BACK TO NORMAL. HIS WIFE WAS GIVEN THREE PRESCRIPTIONS: EPI PEN, LORATADINE AND METHYLPREDNISOLONE. SHE DISCONTINUED USE OF THE PRODUCT AND USED THE PADS THAT SHE USED PREVIOUSLY. THE CASE OUTCOME WAS RECOVERED. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY INCLUDED: ALLERGY - NONE. CONCOMITANT MEDICATIONS INCLUDED: ANTIHYPERTENSIVES. NO FURTHER INFO WAS PROVIDED.