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Urticaria caused by sensitization to aztreonam |
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| Authors: | R. de la Fuente Prieto A. Armentia Medina P. Sanchez Palla J. M. Diez Perez M. E. Sanchis Merino A. Fernandez Garcia |
| Affiliation: | Allergy Department, Hospital del Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain |
| Abstract: | A 72-year-old woman presented with generalized urticaria after receiving an injection of aztreonam. After successive in vitro and in vivo studies, allergy to aztreonam with a good tolerance of the other β-lactams was diagnosed. |
| Keywords: | aztreonam monobactams urticaria |