Prophylaxis
Written by D C Morgan(a) Irregular and indiscriminate use of penicillin should be avoided. Use it only when it is really indicated
(b) Avoid using penicillin and antihistamine skin ointments
(c) A patient allergic to penicillin should avoid milk from a cow treated with penicillin. Similarly, food materials-bread, cheese etc-contaminated with mould should be avoided.
(d) As far as possible avoid penicillin […]
Tags: Anaphylaxis, atopics, Dermaatology, Pencillin Allergy, Skin Inection
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Pencillin Sensitisation tests, Scratch Test
Written by D C MorganSensitisation test: There are no reliable sensitisation tests which ca n infallibly predict the occurance of immediate type of reaction to a non protein drug nor is it safe to perform ID tests with suspected drugs as they may sometimes cause severe and even fatal anaphylaxis.
Potassium benzyl penicillin is an excellent antigenic substance which in […]
Tags: Dermatology, Drug Aallergy, Pencillin Allergy, penicilloyl group, Scratch Test, Sensitisation test
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Clinical Manifestations of allergic reactions to Penicillin
Written by D C MorganThe incidence of allergic reactions to penicillin vary from 1 to 10%. One report indicates that five out of 65 venereal disease patients were sensitive to penicillin. Anaphylactic shock occurs in 0.1% of patients who are sensitive. Fever is the commonest reaction.
Anaphylactic shock, serum sickness type reaction (urticaria, fever, joint swelling, angioedema, lymphadenopathy, proteirturia and […]
Tags: allergic reaction, Drug Allergy, eosinophilia, haemolytic anaemia, maculopaptilar exanthem, Oral lesions, Pencillin Allergy
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How people get sensitised to drugs
Written by D C MorganSome patients who develop an allergic response to penicillin do not give history of receiving penicillin in the past. Unknowingly, any body can be sensitised to that drug, by different means. Use of penicillin and antihistamine skin ointments, intake of foods- bread, cheese etc-contaminated by penicillium moulds, contact of penicillin by medical personnels -nurses, doctors, […]
Tags: allergy, Drug Allergy, Histamine, Pencillin Allergy, Rheumatic Fever, Skin Infection
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