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Published on: November 11, 2014
A newborn with anaphylaxis due to vancomycin
1Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology Unit, Lokman Hekim University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara.
Background:
All drugs may cause hypersensitivity reactions. Anaphylaxis is a medical emergency that rarely occurs in newborns due to immature immunity. Early diagnosis and treatment are life-saving. Vancomycin, a glycopeptide antibiotic with bactericidal action against Gram-positive bacteria, is commonly used for neonatal nosocomial sepsis.
Case:
We hereby present a premature infant (born at the 33rd week of gestation, birth weight: 1745 grams) who was started on vancomycin on postnatal day 7. He had severe circulatory failure and stridor during infusion on day 7 of vancomycin treatment and his tryptase level was elevated to 64.60 micrograms/L Conclusions. To the best of our knowledge, there is no neonatal case of anaphylaxis due to vancomycin in the literature. Neonatologists should keep in mind that an anaphylactic reaction with a fatal course may develop during vancomycin infusion.
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