Successful clarithromycin desensitization in a macrolide-sensitive pediatric patient

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2013 May-Jun;1(3):307-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.01.013. Epub 2013 Mar 29.

Authors

Jennifer Petitto¹, Sheva K Chervinskiy¹, Amy M Scurlock¹, Tamara T Perry¹, Stacie M Jones¹, Robert D Pesek²

Affiliations

¹ University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Ark.
² University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Ark. Electronic address: rdpesek@uams.edu.

PMID: 24565493
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.01.013

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Amikacin / therapeutic use
Azithromycin / therapeutic use
Child
Clarithromycin / administration & dosage
Clarithromycin / adverse effects
Clarithromycin / therapeutic use*
Desensitization, Immunologic / methods*
Female
Humans
Macrolides / adverse effects*
Macrolides / therapeutic use
Mycobacterium fortuitum / classification
Mycobacterium fortuitum / immunology*
Skin Tests
Urticaria / etiology

Substances

Macrolides
Azithromycin
Amikacin
Clarithromycin