An unexpected allergic reaction with Saccharomyces boulardii: a case report
نویسندگان
چکیده
Case Report A sixty-year old male patient was admitted to the hospital with itchy rash on both ankles within 1.5 hours after ingesting S.boulardii 250 mg capsule and nifuroxazide 100 mg capsule. Hyperemic macular lesions surrounding the ankles were seen on physical examination. Oral antihistamine, oral and topical steroid therapies were initiated. Skin tests with suspected drugs were performed a month later. The prick and intradermal tests were performed with S.boulardii and nifuroxazide. The intradermal test with S.boulardii was detected positive at 1/10 W/vol concentration. However, skin tests were found to be negative with nifuroxazide.
منابع مشابه
Study of Antioxidant Effects of Selenium-Enriched Saccharomyces Boulardii on Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
Background: The most important strategy of the immune system against pathogens is producing active oxygen intermediates with sidelong consequence of oxidative stress induction in body. Probiotics and selenium have recently been proven to be powerful antioxidants that help boost the immune system. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant effects of Sac...
متن کاملCutaneous allergic reaction and dermatitis due to Polyphaga aegyptiaca: A case report
Introduction: Egyptian cockroach is one of the species of cockroaches, which has a worldwide distribution, and can live in closed human environments. In this paper, we present the first reported patient with skin reactions and dermatitis to Egyptian cockroach in Iran. Case Report: An 80-year-old man referred to the clinic with skin lesions on his right foot. The patient lived in an adobe hou...
متن کاملSaccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii fungemia following probiotic treatment
Probiotics are commonly prescribed as an adjuvant in the treatment of antibiotic-associated diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile. We report the case of an immunocompromised 73-year-old patient on chemotherapy who developed Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii fungemia in a central venous catheter during treatment of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis with the probiotic Saccha...
متن کاملSaccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii as a eukaryotic probiotic and its therapeutic functions
Fuller, in 1989, described probiotic microorganisms as “a live microbial feed supplement,which beneficially affects the host animal, by improving its intestinal microbial balance”.Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii (S.boulardii) is an accurate probiotic yeast idol.The detection and budding of S.boulardiiis firmly related to the impression of healthinessto promote microorganisms from foodst...
متن کاملCatheter-related Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fungemia Following Saccharomyces boulardii Probiotic Treatment: In a child in intensive care unit and review of the literature
Although Saccharomyces boulardii is usually a non-pathogenic fungus, in rare occasions it can cause invasive infection in children. We present the case of an 8-year-old patient in pediatric surgical intensive care unit who developed S. cerevisiae fungemia following probiotic treatment containing S. boulardii. Caspofungin was not effective in this case and he was treated with amphotericin B. We ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014