Anaphylaxis during rapid oral desensitization to rifampicin

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2016 Jan-Feb;4(1):173-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.09.009. Epub 2015 Oct 24.

Authors

Ekaterini Syrigou¹, Dimitra Grapsa², Eugenia Nanou¹, Maria Zande¹, Antonios Vassias³, Ioannis Gkiozos³, Konstantinos Syrigos³

Affiliations

¹ Allergy Department, "Sotiria" General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
² 3rd Department of Medicine, University of Athens, School of Medicine, "Sotiria" General Hospital, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: dimgrap@yahoo.gr.
³ 3rd Department of Medicine, University of Athens, School of Medicine, "Sotiria" General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 26603634
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.09.009

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Aged
Allergens / immunology
Anaphylaxis / etiology*
Desensitization, Immunologic* / adverse effects
Drug Hypersensitivity / complications
Drug Hypersensitivity / immunology
Drug Hypersensitivity / therapy*
Humans
Immunoglobulin E / metabolism
Male
Rifampin / immunology
Rifampin / therapeutic use*
Treatment Refusal
Tuberculosis / complications
Tuberculosis / drug therapy*

Substances

Allergens
Immunoglobulin E
Rifampin