Drug Hypersensitivity - Etiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Serious adverse drug reaction in a woman with hyperemesis gravidarum after first exposure to vitamin B complex containing vitamins B1, B6 and B12.

30 Jul 2009 We report the case of a pregnant woman who suffered from hypotension after first exposure to intravenous administration of a combination drug containing vitamins B1, B6 and B12 (Vitamedin; Daiichi-Sankyo, Tokyo, Japan). A 27-year-old Japanese woman ... Read more...

Immediate and delayed reactions to radiocontrast media: is there an allergic mechanism?

30 Jul 2009 Radiocontrast media can cause immediate (1 hour) and nonimmediate (>1 hour) hypersensitivity reactions that remain unpredictable and a cause of concern for radiologists and cardiologists. Immediate hypersensitivity reactions resemble anaphylaxis, ... Read more...

Complete atrioventricular block associated with dapsone therapy: a rare complication of dapsone-induced hypersensitivity syndrome.

30 Jul 2009 Dapsone is still widely used for a range of infectious and inflammatory diseases. A potential severe side-effect, known as dapsone-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DHS), may occur. DHS is characterized by fever, skin rashes, lymphadenopathy and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Drug Hypersensitivity - Etiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Anaphylaxis and anesthesia: controversies and new insights. 30 Oct 2009
• [Hepatic adverse effects of allopurinol] 30 Aug 2009
• Is interleukin-2 therapy still a risk factor for adverse reactions in concert with iodinated contrast medium injection? 30 Aug 2009
• Serious adverse drug reaction in a woman with hyperemesis gravidarum after first exposure to vitamin B complex containing vitamins B1, B6 and B12. 30 Jul 2009
• Immediate and delayed reactions to radiocontrast media: is there an allergic mechanism? 30 Jul 2009
• Complete atrioventricular block associated with dapsone therapy: a rare complication of dapsone-induced hypersensitivity syndrome. 30 Jul 2009
• Calculating the prevalence of atopy in children. 21 Jul 2009
• Images in clinical medicine. Tattoo allergy. 30 Jun 2009
• Drug-eluting stent thrombosis: the Kounis hypersensitivity-associated acute coronary syndrome revisited. 29 Jun 2009
• Use of angiotensin receptor blockers after angioedema with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. 29 Jun 2009
• Allergic reaction to mecasermin. 29 Jun 2009
• Chronic urticaria caused by folic acid. 29 Jun 2009
• Anaphylactoid reactions to radiopaque contrast dye. 29 Jun 2009
• A case of oxaliplatin overdose. 29 Jun 2009
• Allergic reactions to oxaliplatin in a single institute in Japan. 23 Jun 2009
• Hypersensitivity reactions to penicillins: studies in a group of patients with negative benzylpenicillin G skin test. 30 May 2009
• [Opioid effectiveness for neuropathic pain in a patient with glossopharyngeal neuralgia] 30 May 2009
• Exposure to topical apraclonidine in children with glaucoma. 30 May 2009
• [Henna tattooing can be a life-long problem] 30 May 2009
• Anaphylaxis due to treatment of gastric protection. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Drug Hypersensitivity'

Definition: Immunologically mediated adverse reactions to medicinal substances used legally or illegally.

Descriptor UI: D004342

Alternative terms: Drug Hypersensitivity; Drug Hypersensitivities; Hypersensitivities, Drug; Drug Allergy; Allergies, Drug; Drug Allergies; Hypersensitivity, Drug; Allergy, Drug;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C20.543.206;

History Note: 66; was DRUG ALLERGY 1963-65

Technical Notes: use in conventional sense and not for allergy to every category D term; allergy to non-drug chemical substance=substance /ad eff + HYPERSENSITIVITY or its specifics /etiol; manual 23.24+