The role of penicillin in benign skin rashes in childhood: a prospective study based on drug rechallenge

Caubet, Jean-Christoph Roger J-P; Kaiser, Laurent; Lemaitre, Barbara; Fellay, Benoît; Gervaix, Alain; Eigenmann, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2010.08.025

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The role of penicillin in benign skin rashes in childhood: a prospective study based on drug rechallenge

ContributorsCaubet, Jean-Christoph Roger J-P; Kaiser, Laurent; Lemaitre, Barbara; Fellay, Benoît; Gervaix, Alain; Eigenmann, Philippe

Published inJournal of allergy and clinical immunology, vol. 127, no. 1, p. 218-222

Publication date2011

Abstract

Delayed-onset urticarial or maculopapular rashes are frequently observed in children treated with β-lactams. Many are labeled "allergic" without reliable testing.

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Adolescent
Anti-Bacterial Agents/adverse effects
Child
Child, Preschool
Drug Eruptions/diagnosis/epidemiology/etiology
Exanthema/diagnosis/etiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Penicillins/adverse effects
Skin Tests

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CAUBET, Jean-Christoph Roger J-P et al. The role of penicillin in benign skin rashes in childhood: a prospective study based on drug rechallenge. In: Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2011, vol. 127, n° 1, p. 218–222. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.08.025

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PID : unige:24720
DOI : 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.08.025
PMID : 21035175

Journal ISSN0091-6749

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The role of penicillin in benign skin rashes in childhood: a prospective study based on drug rechallenge

Delayed-onset urticarial or maculopapular rashes are frequently observed in children treated with β-lactams. Many are labeled "allergic" without reliable testing.

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