A fatal adverse effect of cefazolin administration: severe brain edema in a patient with multiple meningiomas

Cefazolin is commonly administered before surgery as a prophylactic antibiotic. Hypersensitivity to cefazolin is not uncommon, and the symptoms mostly include urticaria, skin reaction, diarrhea, vomiting, and transient neutropenia, which are rarely life threatening. We present a rare case of fatal c...

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Autores principales: Tribuddharat, Sirirat, Sathitkarnmanee, Thepakorn, Kitkhuandee, Amnat, Theerapongpakdee, Sunchai, Ngamsaengsirisup, Kriangsak, Chanthawong, Sarinya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4755691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26929668
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DHPS.S91514

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4755691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26929668
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DHPS.S91514

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