Acute intravascular haemolysis associated with cephalexin therapy.
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CEPHALEXIN, a new semi-synthetic antibiotic derived from cephalosporin C, has the same basic nucleus and the same range of activity as its predecessors, cephalothin and cephaloridine but has the advantage that it can be given orally. As this drug is relatively new, few side-effects have been described. The following case report is of a boy, aged 14 years, who developed acute intravascular haemolysis while taking cephalexin.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 48 557 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1972