Colloids generally have infrequently occurring but potentially serious adverse effects, such as anaphylactic reactions, renal failure, coagulopathy, the transmission of diseases such as hepatitis C with the use of human albumin and bovine spongiform encephalopathy with the use of bovine-derived pharmaceutical preparations such as gelatine haemaccel.
En general, los coloides tienen efectos adversos poco frecuentes pero potencialmente graves, como reacciones "anafilactoides", falla renal, coagulopatía, transmisión de enfermedades como la hepatitis C con albúmina humana y encefalopatía espongiforme bovina con el uso de preparaciones farmacéuticas derivadas de bovinos como la gelatina haemaccel.19