title: Multiple antibiotic allergies.
abstract: A case of an 18-year-old woman with postoperative infectious complications and multiple antibiotic allergies is discussed. The case poses several problems: the selection of an appropriate antibiotic to combat the infection, the persistence of the infection, and the treatment of multiple allergic responses to each of the antibiotic agents chosen.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002506:Cephalexin / Q000009:adverse effects; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008034:Lincomycin / Q000009:adverse effects; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin; D008034:Lincomycin; D013752:Tetracycline; D002506:Cephalexin