Anaphylactic Shock Following Cataract Surgery: A Documented Intracameral Cefuroxime Allergy

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2022 Jun 20;32(3):236-238. doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0741. Epub 2021 Sep 7.

Authors

C Mahiat¹, S Robaye², L Levecq³, D Dumesnil³, C Sohy¹

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonology Department, CHU UCL Namur, Université catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium.
² Anesthesiology Department, CHU UCL Namur, Université catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium.
³ Ophthalmology department, CHU UCL Namur, Université catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium.

PMID: 34489227
DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0741

No abstract available

Keywords: Allergy; Anaphylactic shock; Cataract surgery; Cephalosporins; Intracameral cefuroxime.

MeSH terms

Anaphylaxis* / diagnosis
Anaphylaxis* / drug therapy
Anaphylaxis* / etiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects
Cataract Extraction* / adverse effects
Cataract* / drug therapy
Cefuroxime / adverse effects
Drug Hypersensitivity* / diagnosis
Drug Hypersensitivity* / drug therapy
Humans
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cefuroxime