Severe allergic reaction to hydrochlorothiazide mimicking septic shock

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 357-361

  Mineo, Monica C ^a   Cheng, Eugene Y ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Critical care; Cross reactivity; Drug allergy; HCTZ; Hydrochlorothiazide; Hypersensitivity; Sulfonamide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ALPRAZOLAM; AZITHROMYCIN; AZTREONAM; BECLOMETASONE; BRIMONIDINE; CEFTRIAXONE; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LACTIC ACID; LEVOBUNOLOL; LISINOPRIL; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; SIMVASTATIN; TRAZODONE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CASE REPORT; CROSS ALLERGY; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PH MEASUREMENT; PNEUMONIA; SEPTIC SHOCK; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CROSS REACTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; PENICILLINS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 62549088219     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.29.3.357     Document Type: Article

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