CASE REPORT
A Pregnant Developed Cardiac Arrest
Due to Anaphylaxis
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Yüzüncü Yıl University, Medical Faculty,
Department of Anesthesiology, Van,
Turkey
Publication date: 2010-01-12
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Uğur Göktaş
Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi
Tıp Fakültesi Anesteziyoloji AD
65300 Van, Turkey
Eur J Gen Med 2010;7(1):98-100
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ABSTRACT
We present a pregnant developed cardiac arrest due to a severe
anaphylactic reaction to i.v. sulbactam-ampicillin, who had no history
of allergy to penicillin and cephalosporin. Ampicillin is one of the
most common drugs to elicit a rash, with an overall incidence of 3%
to 8%. Five to ten percent of people on ampicillin develop eruptions
between the 5th and 14th day following initiation of therapy. The
incidence of immediate hypersensitivity reaction or anaphylactic
reaction to cephalosporin antibiotics has been estimated at 0.02% and
most of these patients have a history of allergy to penicillin and/or
adverse reactions to cephalosporins. We present a case of immediate
systemic reaction to sulbactam-ampicillin in a pregnant women whom
exposed to intravenous sulbactam-ampicillin several times in past.
The patient manifested a severe reaction which included anaphylactic
shock, requiring orotracheal intubation and epinephrine. In this case,
we emphasized the importance of early, fast, effective,and proper
cardiac resusitation for anaphylaxis which may improve the prognosis.