Anaphylaxis Induced by Intravenous Ranitidine Injection: 2 Case Reports.
10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.4.253
- Author:
Ja Hyun KU
1
;
Po Soon KANG
;
Choon Kyu CHO
;
Sung Mee JUNG
;
Young Su LIM
;
Sung Hoo KIM
;
Sung Min AHN
;
Hee Uk KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea. gangsi@kyuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
anaphylaxis;
H2 receptor antagonist;
ranitidine
- MeSH:
Anaphylaxis;
Histamine;
Incidence;
Postoperative Care;
Ranitidine;
Ulcer
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2010;25(4):253-256
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Histamine type 2 (H2) receptor antagonists are widely used for stress ulcer prophylaxis in critical and postoperative care. Though ranitidine is one of the most commonly used H2 receptor antagonists, with a low incidence of adverse reactions, a few anaphylactic reactions associated with ranitidine have been reported. This report describes 2 additional cases of anaphylaxis induced by ranitidine used for stress ulcer prophylaxis.
