title: Desensitization therapy in a patient with furosemide allergy.
abstract: Allergy to furosemide is a rare phenomenon. Desensitization to this sulfa-containing drug has not been frequently performed. We describe a patient with severe congestive heart failure and type I allergy to furosemide. Because of the severity of her condition, we decided to use a rapid intravenous desensitization protocol. Following the desensitization, the patient was treated with intravenous and oral furosemide with a dramatic improvement in her clinical state. We suggest that rapid desensitization may be a safe and effective way of introducing furosemide to allergic patients for whom loop diuretics are urgently indicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine B, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center Haifa, Israel; Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shteinberg
authors.forename: Basheer
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karkabi
authors.forename: Shai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cohen