Glottic angioedema, ciprofloxacin, and ACE inhibitors.
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Glottic angioedema, ciprofloxacin, and ACE inhibitors.
Sir, We read with interest the well documented case of ciprofloxacin-induced anaphylactic reaction reported by Vidal et al.' There is no doubt that ciprofloxacin was the cause of the primary reaction occurring after 30 to 60 minutes, and the positive intradermal test supports an antibody-mediated reaction. It would have been of interest, however, to know how this reaction was treated and if the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.72.848.383