Drug Allergy
Drug Hypersensitivity Cases
Drug-related Rash Caused by LevofloxacinAngioedema Due to Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Penicillin desensitization in a patient with history of anaphylaxis to penicillin
Pruritus secondary to opioids without evidence of allergic reaction after a graded drug challenge with oxycodone
An "Allergic Rash" Which Turned Out to be Seborrheic Dermatitis
It's not a drug reaction but a fungal infection in an immunosuppressed patient (tinea corporis)
"Pseudoallergic reaction" to albuterolAn "Allergic Rash" Which Turned Out to be Seborrheic Dermatitis
It's not a drug reaction but a fungal infection in an immunosuppressed patient (tinea corporis)
Correct diagnosis is keratosis pilaris rather than an "allergic rash"
Blue Hives. NEJM Images in Clinical Medicine, 02/2008.
Delayed allergic reactions to omalizumab: Are patients reporting all cases? JACI, 03/2008.
Further Reading
Adverse Reactions to Drugs: Brief Review
Mind Maps: Drug Allergy
Mnemonics: Drug Allergy
Blog articles from AllergyNotes
Poison Pill: Allergic Reaction to Quinine. NYTimes, 04/2008.
Multiple choice questions
Chapter 57: Drug Allergy. Allergy and Immunology Review Corner: Chapter 57 of Pediatric Allergy: Principles & Practices, edited by Donald Y.M. Leung, et al.
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