Penicillin anaphylaxis: fatality in elderly patients without a history of penicillin allergy.

Autor: Sue MA; Department of Medicine, Wadsworth Veterans Administration Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90073., Noritake DT, Klaustermeyer WB
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The American journal of emergency medicine [Am J Emerg Med] 1988 Sep; Vol. 6 (5), pp. 456-8.
DOI: 10.1016/0735-6757(88)90245-8
Abstrakt: Two anaphylactic fatalities following penicillin administration are reported. Neither of the two patients had a history of previous penicillin allergy. Both were elderly and suffered from active cardiovascular disease. Penicillin skin testing may be indicated in some high-risk patients requiring parenteral penicillin, despite a negative history for penicillin allergy.
Databáze: MEDLINE