Description of Event or Problem · 1
A CONSUMER INITIATED USE OF EFFERGRIP DENTURE ADHESIVE (CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, MALEIC ANHYDRIDE, METHYL VINYL ETHER), "ENOUGH TO HOLD THEIR DENTURES", DAILY IN JUL-2004. BEGINNING IN 2004, (EXACT DATE UNSPECIFIED), PT HAD A RASH ON THEIR LEGS AND BUTTOCKS, SWELLING OF THEIR FEET, AND THE FINGERS ON THEIR LEFT HAND TURNED BLUE. PT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR 1 WEEK, WHERE UNSPECIFIED BLOOD TESTS WERE PERFORMED (ALL NORMAL) AND AN ARTERIOGRAM WAS NORMAL ("NO CLOGGED ARTERIES"). PT WAS DISCHARGED IN JAN-2005. PT RECEIVED TREATMENT WITH PREDISONE FOR 3 WEEKS TO TREAT THE EVENTS. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THAT THEIR SMOKING HISTORY WAS AFFECTING THEIR CAPILLARIES. PT CONTINUES TO USE THE PRODUCT. AS OF 4 DAYS LATER, THE RASH IS RESOLVING AND THE SWELLING AND DISCOLORATION "COMES AND GOES".