Hydrochlorothiazide-induced angioedema in a patient allergic to sulfonamide antibiotics: Evidence from a case report and a review of the literature

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 325-329

  Mark Ruscin, J ^a   Page II, Robert L ^a   Scott, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

allergy; angioedema; cross reactivity; sulfonamide; thiazide diuretics

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMLODIPINE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; BUDESONIDE; COLCHICINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LISINOPRIL; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; VALSARTAN;

AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOUT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; METERED DOSE INHALER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SWELLING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROBABILITY; SULFONAMIDES; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 33846818464     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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