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Severe vancomycin-induced anaphylactic reaction

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Vancomycin is widely used against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, but it is associated with many adverse effects such as nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, gastrointestinal disturbances, blood disorders, and two types of hypersensitivity reactions - an anaphylactoid reaction known as "red man syndrome" and anaphylaxis. We report a case of a 23-year-old man who developed a vancomycin-induced anaphylactic reaction in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.

Source: Medicina

DOI: 10.3390/medicina46010005

Authors: Rūta Kupstaitė, Asta Baranauskaitė, Margarita Pileckytė, Audrius Sveikata, Edmundas Kaduševičius, Gintarė Muckienė

Institutions: Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions

Subfield: Pharmacology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,654