Fatal hemolysis caused by ceftriaxone.
After receiving ceftriaxone intravenously, a boy with leukemia died suddenly of massive hemolysis. The diagnosis was made retrospectively only after a similar case of sudden fatal immune hemolysis after intravenous administration of ceftriaxone was reported.
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Department of Pediatrics, Albany Medical College, New York.
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D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006461:Hemolysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D002443:Ceftriaxone