Biphasic anaphylaxis to gemifloxacin

Biphasic anaphylaxis to gemifloxacin

Anaphylaxis have been documented as adverse effects of ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, norfloxacin, levofloxacin, and moxifloxacin. However resistant and biphasic anaphlylactic reactions to gemifloxacin have not been reported to date. Management of severe anaphylaxis in the elderly can be complicated by concurrent medications such as beta (β) adrenergic, alpha (α) adrenergic blockers and angiotensin-...

Severe biphasic anaphylaxis to bigarreau cherry in a child.

Biphasic anaphylaxis: a systematic review of the literature

Methods A systematic review was performed identifying case reports and retrospective and prospective studies reporting biphasic allergic reactions. “Biphasic anaphylaxis” (BA) was defined as an anaphylactic reaction consisting of 2 distinct phases separated by at least 1 hour, with both phases meeting internationally recognized diagnostic criteria for anaphylaxis. Pediatric and adult cases were...

Biphasic Anaphylaxis: A Review of the Incidence, Characteristics and Predictors

While it has been recognized for over a quarter century that anaphylactic reactions have the potential to follow a biphasic course, reports on the incidence of biphasic anaphylaxis are conflicting, and the search for reliable predictive factors of such responses has been challenging. Further adding to the complexity of this clinical entity are the widely variable durations of the asymptomatic w...

A case of protracted hypotension as unique symptom of a biphasic anaphylaxis to amoxicillin.

We are reporting a case of one patient who have experienced itching of palms and soles, thorax erythema, conjunctive injection immediately after oral administration of amoxicillin, and hypotension after 3 hours. In E.D. hypotension was monitored because he was a cardiopatic but it wasn't treated even if it was protracted. A positive result of immediate-reading intradermal test with amoxicillin ...