Presentation
Entire Body System
- Swelling
Five of these patients developed a rash as a reaction to the carbapenem, whereas one of them developed facial oedema and lip swelling. [academic.oup.com]
Face, Head & Neck
- Facial Swelling
Five of these patients developed a rash as a reaction to the carbapenem, whereas one of them developed facial oedema and lip swelling. [academic.oup.com]
Psychiatrical
- Fear
Therefore, it would be more logical to remove bedsheets from the hospital than to avoid meropenem due to fear of anaphylaxis. [emcrit.org]
Treatment
After several days of treatment, she developed a generalized rash and itching which was resolved upon discontinuation of imipenem/cilastatin. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The following approach can be considered to address beta- lactam antibiotic cross-reactivity concern in the treatment of acute infectious processes. [pharmacytimes.com]
Reactions occurred on an average of 3.6 days into treatment for the penicillin allergic patients and 5.5 days for patients without penicillin allergies. [academic.oup.com]
According to a consensus guideline: Retrospective studies of hospitalized patients with a history of penicillin allergy…showed that approximately 10% developed possibly allergic reactions during treatment with carbapenems, and none of these reactions [emcrit.org]