Immediate allergy from valacyclovir

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 941-942

  Ebo, D G ^b   Bridts, C H ^b   De Clerck, L S ^b   Stevens, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Allergy; Basophil; Blot; Valacylovir

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD36 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOOT EDEMA; GENITAL HERPES; HAND EDEMA; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MALAISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BASOPHILS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HERPES GENITALIS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MIDDLE AGED; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; SKIN TESTS; VALINE;

EID: 45149122379     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01700.x     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Ebo DG, Dombrecht EJ, Bridts CH, Aerts NE, de Clerck LS, Stevens WJ. Combined analysis of intracellular signalling and immunophenotype of human peripheral blood basophils by flow cytometry: a proof of concept. Clin Exp Allergy 2007 37 : 1668 1675.
2. Ebo DG, Stevens WJ, Bridts CH, de Clerck LS. Latex-specific IgE, skin testing, and lymphocyte transformation to latex in latex allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1997 100 : 618 623.
3. Soul-Lawton J, Seaber E, On N, Wootton R, Rolan P, Posner J. Absolute bioavailability and metabolic disposition of valaciclovir, the L-valyl ester of acyclovir, following oral administration to humans. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1995 39 : 2759 2764.
4. Acosta EP, Fletcher CV. Valacyclovir. Ann Pharmacother 1997 31 : 185 191.
5. Brantley JS, Hicks L, Sra K, Tyring SK. Valacyclovir for the treatment of genital herpes. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2006 4 : 367 376.
6. Henry RE, Wegmann JA, Hartle JE, Christopher GW. Successful oral acyclovir desensitization. Ann Allergy 1993 70 : 386 388.
7. Lammintausta K, Makela L, Kalimo K. Rapid systemic valaciclovir reaction subsequent to aciclovir contact allergy. Contact Dermatitis 2001 45 : 181.
8. Vernassiere C, Barbaud A, Trechot PH, Weber-Muller F, Schmutz JL. Systemic acyclovir reaction subsequent to acyclovir contact allergy: which systemic antiviral drug should then be used? Contact Dermatitis 2003 49 : 155 157.
9. Bayrou O, Gaouar H, Leynadier F. Famciclovir as a possible alternative treatment in some cases of allergy to acyclovir. Contact Dermatitis 2000 42 : 42.
10. Khunda A, Kawsar M, Parkin JM, Forster GE. Successful use of valciclovir in a case of recurrent urticaria associated with genital herpes. Sex Transm Infect 2002 78 : 468.
11. Ebo DG, Sainte-Laudy J, Bridts CH, Mertens CH, Hagendorens MM, Schuerwegh AJ et al. Flow-assisted allergy diagnosis: current applications and future perspectives. Allergy 2006 61 : 1028 1039.