ANAPHYLACTOID REACTION TO ORAL PENICILLIN: REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: F J MARTIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Case Reports1 September 1958ANAPHYLACTOID REACTION TO ORAL PENICILLIN: REPORT OF A CASEFRANK J. MARTIN, M.D.FRANK J. MARTIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-3-662 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe specter of penicillin reactions, both mild and severe, faces the physician who chooses to use penicillin in his armamentarium of treatment. The first case of anaphylactoid shock developing from intramuscular penicillin was reported in 1945.1The initial cases of anaphylaxis to oral penicillin were noted in 1953.2, 3, 4Maganzini,5in his recent brief review of the literature, found 13 cases of anaphylactic shock due to oral penicillin. In his report he added two more to the literature. One case was due to penicillin V (phenoxymethyl penicillin), the other was attributed to penicillin G administered by mouth. Since then...Bibliography1. CormiaJacobsenSmith FELYEL: Reactions to penicillin, Bull. U. S. Army M. Dept. 4: 694-702, 1945. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. Pierce HE: Anaphylactoid reaction to oral penicillin: case report, J. Nat. M. A. 45: 68, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. WelchLewisKerlonPutnam HCNILE: Acute anaphylactoid reactions attributable to penicillin, Antibiotics 3: 891-895, 1953. Google Scholar4. BlantonBlanton WBFM: Unusual penicillin hypersensitiveness, J. Allergy 24: 405, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Maganzini HC: Anaphylactoid reaction to penicillin V and G, administered orally. Report of two cases and brief review of subject, New England J. Med. 256: 52-56 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Gullatt R: Brief recording: anaphylactic shock from penicillin lozenge, New England J. Med. 257: 1037, 1957. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. MathewsHempillLovellForsytheSheldon KPFMRGWEJM: A controlled study on the use of parenteral and oral antihistamines in preventing penicillin reactions, J. Allergy 27: 1, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. BernsteinLustberg LIA: Penicillin anaphylaxis occurring in a patient on steroid therapy, Ann. Int. Med. 47: 6, 1957. Google Scholar9. McCuiston FC: Correspondence, Penicillin sensitivity test, New England J. Med. 257: 23, 1957. Google Scholar10. Smith VM: Correspondence, Penicillin sensitivity test, New England J. Med. 257: 23, 1957. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ada, Oklahoma*Received for publication February 11, 1958.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Frank J. Martin, M.D., The Sugg Clinic, 100-104 East Thirteenth Street, Ada, Oklahoma. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySevere Drug Reactions and Their Emergency TreatmentA fatal anaphylactic reaction to oral penicillinAnaphylactoid Reactions to Oral Administration of Penicillin 1 September 1958Volume 49, Issue 3Page: 662-665KeywordsAnaphylaxisElectrocardiographyEstrogensIngestionMouthNorepinephrinePatientsPenicillinShockSteroid therapy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...