Disulfiram-like reaction with ornidazole

The disulfiram--ethanol reaction: a review.

Severe hypotension and ischemic stroke after disulfiram-ethanol reaction.

Disulfiram (tetraethylthiuram disulfide) has been used for almost 60 years in the treatment of alcohol addiction. It causes aversive behavior due to disulfiram-ethanol reaction (DER). The classical DER includes flush, sweating, tremor, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, moderate decrease in blood pressure and restlessness. Complete recovery is the usual outcome in clinical settings. Life-threatenin...

Disulfiram reaction in an artist exposed to solvents.

This case report describes an artist on treatment for alcoholism with disulfiram (Antabuse) who suffered chronic symptoms similar to those of a disulfiram alcohol reaction, which we attribute to his occupational exposure to products containing alcohol and other solvents. Symptoms abated with strict precautions to prevent exposure, although gradually returned over the course of months, causing h...

Serum sickness-like reaction associated with clopidogrel.

Clopidogrel (Plavix ® ) is a selective inhibitor of platelet aggregation used preventively in the setting of myocardial infarction, coronary stent implantation and stroke [1]. Clopidogrel structurally resembles another thienopyridine antiplatelet drug ticlopidine (Ticlid ) differing only by the presence of a carboxymethyl side group on clopidogrel. The drugs differ in their toxicity profile, wi...

Serum sickness like reaction with minocycline.

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