Could a routine skin test to penicillin lead to fatal anaphylaxis?
Koshak
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Department of Internal Medicine, King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007271:Injections, Intradermal; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D010406:Penicillins; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D010400:Penicillin G; D004837:Epinephrine