Abstract
We report a patient with AIDS who had an anaphylactic-like reaction from trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Clinical suspicion of anaphylaxis should be considered in patients presenting with fever, hypotension, eosinophilia, rash, flushing or pulmonary infiltrates after initial exposure and re-exposure to the medication. This case highlights the need for healthcare professionals to be reminded of the association between this unusual antibiotic reaction resembling sepsis and HIV disease.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 595-597 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | International Journal of STD and AIDS |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Dermatology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
Keywords
- AIDS
- HIV
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
- adverse drug reaction
- anaphylaxis
- sepsis
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/prevention & control
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage
- Humans
- Drug Hypersensitivity
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/drug therapy
- Fever/etiology
- Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination/administration & dosage
- Anaphylaxis
- Transgender Persons
- Adult
- Female
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