A Case of Cefotiam-Induced Contact Urticaria Syndrome / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 1092-1095, 1998.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-35774
ABSTRACT
Contact urticaria refers to a wheal-and-flare response occurring on the application of chemicals to intact skin. When contact urticaria is accompanied by systemic symptoms, it is known as the urticaria syndrome. Fourteen cases of cefotiam-induced contact urticaria have been reported in the foreign literature, but no such case, as far as we know, has been described in the Korean dermatology literature. We report a case of contact urticaria syndrome occurring in a 23-year-old nurse due to occupational contact exposure to cefotiam. She experienced generalized urticaria, itching of the skin, difficulty in breathing, and abdominal pain, when she was preparing an injection of cefotiam. An open patch test showed positive reactions to cefotiam, cefmetazole, and ceftriaxone. Since avoiding cefotiam, the symptoms disappeared and did not recurred.
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Main subject:
Pruritus
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Respiration
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Skin
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Urticaria
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Ceftriaxone
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Patch Tests
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Cefmetazole
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Cefotiam
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Abdominal Pain
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Dermatology
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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