title: Hyperbaric oxygen in acute ischaemia due to allergic vasculitis.
abstract: A case of a child with allergic vasculitis to penicillin is presented. The patient received successful treatment with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy. The pathophysiological mechanism of acute peripheral anoxia and the infleunce of HBO treatment on it is described.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D007511:Ischemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014034:Toes / Q000098:blood supply
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins