Hypersensitivity myocarditis caused by an allergic reaction to cefaclor

Beghetti, Maurice; Wilson, G J; Bohn, D; Benson, L

doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70509-8

Scientific article

Case report

English

Hypersensitivity myocarditis caused by an allergic reaction to cefaclor

ContributorsBeghetti, Maurice; Wilson, G J; Bohn, D; Benson, L

Published inThe Journal of pediatrics, vol. 132, no. 1, p. 172-173

Publication date1998

Abstract

An adolescent girl was seen with acute heart failure 6 days after the onset of a viral illness and otitis media treated with cefaclor. An endomyocardial biopsy specimen revealed active myocarditis with an eosinophilic infiltrate typical of hypersensitivity myocarditis. The patient showed dramatic improvement within 48 hours after withdrawal of the drug and administration of corticosteroids and immunoglobulin.

Keywords

Biopsy
Cefaclor/adverse effects
Cephalosporins/adverse effects
Child
Drug Hypersensitivity/diagnosis/etiology
Female
Humans
Myocarditis/chemically induced/pathology

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

Research groups

L'hypertension pulmonaire (pédiatrie) (228)

Citation (ISO format)

BEGHETTI, Maurice et al. Hypersensitivity myocarditis caused by an allergic reaction to cefaclor. In: The Journal of pediatrics, 1998, vol. 132, n° 1, p. 172–173. doi: 10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70509-8

Article (Published version)

Identifiers

PID : unige:74624
DOI : 10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70509-8
PMID : 9470025

Journal ISSN0022-3476

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