A Case of Cefotiam-Induced Contact Urticaria Syndrome.
- Author:
Kyung Yul SHIN
;
Ji Young LEE
;
Chun Wook PARK
;
Cheol Heon LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cefotiam;
Contact urticaria syndrome;
Nurse
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Cefmetazole;
Cefotiam;
Ceftriaxone;
Dermatology;
Humans;
Patch Tests;
Pruritus;
Respiration;
Skin;
Urticaria*;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1998;36(6):1092-1095
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
