Cefotaxim induced a near fatal anaphylactic shock in an infant

Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2012 Mar-Apr;40(2):125-6. doi: 10.1016/j.aller.2011.02.011. Epub 2011 May 28.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anaphylaxis / etiology
  • Anaphylaxis / prevention & control
  • Cefotaxime / administration & dosage
  • Cefotaxime / adverse effects*
  • Clinical Protocols
  • Critical Illness
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / complications
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / drug therapy*
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / physiopathology
  • Dyspnea
  • Epinephrine / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / administration & dosage
  • Hypersensitivity, Delayed / chemically induced*
  • Hypersensitivity, Delayed / drug therapy*
  • Hypersensitivity, Delayed / physiopathology
  • Infant
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / complications
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / physiopathology
  • Urticaria

Substances

  • Cefotaxime
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Epinephrine