FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

COMPOUND W FREEZE OFF

MDR report key: 534161 · Received July 12, 2004

Report

Report Number
2528909-2004-00009
Event Type
Other
Date Received
July 12, 2004
Date of Event
May 23, 2004
Report Date
July 12, 2004
Manufacturer
ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Product Code
GEH
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN 2004, A PT SELF-TREATED ONE WART LOCATED ON PALM SIDE OF LEFT HAND. CUSTOMER REPORTS A RED, PATCHY AREA ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF HAND FROM TREATED AREA. CUSTOMER SAYS THAT THE AREA IS NUMB AND THEY EXPERIENCE PAIN WHEN BENDING KNUCKLE ON LEFT THUMB. CUSTOMER WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR 2 DAYS LATER, PHYSICIAN EVALUATED AREA AND ASKED THE CUSTOMER TO COME BACK IN A WEEK FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. CUSTOMER HAS NOT RETURNED TO DOCTOR FOR FOLLOW-UP. LAST CONTACT WITH CUSTOMER THE FOLLOWING DAY, THEY REPORT THAT THEY DEVELOPED A BLISTER IN THE TREATED AREA, THE HAND IS STILL DISCOLORED, THERE IS A DARK BROWN SPOT ON THEIR KNUCKLE AND THE TREATED AREA IS RED. CUSTOMER ALSO STATED THAT THEIR THUMB STILL GOES NUMB AND THE INSIDE OF THUMB IS PURPLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COMPOUND W FREEZE OFF CRYOSURGICAL WART TREATMENT SYSTEM GEH ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. * UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 24 YR Other