ASSOCIATION OF PENICILLIN ALLERGY WITH IDIOPATHIC ANAPHYLAXIS

Authors
ANTONY SJ FISHER RH
Citation
Sj. Antony et Rh. Fisher, ASSOCIATION OF PENICILLIN ALLERGY WITH IDIOPATHIC ANAPHYLAXIS, Journal of family practice, 37(5), 1993, pp. 499-502
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of family practice → ACNP
ISSN journal
00943509
Volume
37
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
499 - 502
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-3509(1993)37:5<499:AOPAWI>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Idiopathic urticaria is a common and usually self-limited illness that is occasionally associated with life-threatening idiopathic anaphylax is. A case is presented in which urticaria existed for 30 years before tests that revealed penicillin allergy as the probable cause. Our fin dings suggest that evaluation for penicillin allergy may be useful in some cases of urticaria.