title: A report of near fatal ceftriaxone induced anaphylaxis in a child with review of literature.
abstract: Ceftriaxone is a widely used antibiotic in pediatric clinical practice. Usually ceftriaxone is well tolerated and serious adverse effect like anaphylaxis is rare. We report a near fatal anaphylaxis reaction in a child after the first dose of intravenous ceftriaxone who revived successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, KIST Medical College, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal. devendra.shrestha@gmail.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, KIST Medical College, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal. devendra.shrestha@gmail.com
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Dhakal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, KIST Medical College, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shakya
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, KIST Medical College, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, KIST Medical College, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shakya
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone