In 1982, the penicillins comprised the largest class within the group of antibiotics. Allergic
reactions are now far less restricted than previously, when allergic reactions were mainly …

Clinically, erythema multiforme involves macular, papular or urticarial lesions, as well as the
classical iris or 'target lesions', distributed preferentially on the distal extremities. Lesions …

A drug eruption is any adverse skin reaction caused by a drug used in a normal doses. The
incidence of these reactions is imprecisely documented. The available figures must be …

The article presents cases of occupational contact allergy to cephalosporins. 18 nurses,
ages ranging between 42 and 52 years, were studied. They all had contact dermatitis and …

Adverse reactions to antibacterial agents are not uncommon in children. They are classified
as 'immediate'or 'nonimmediate'according to the time interval between drug administration …

This chapter has been written in order to familiarize the reader with the chemical structure of
chemicals implicated in contact dermatitis, mainly as haptens responsible for allergic contact …

Cephalosporins are antimicrobial agents originally isolated from the fungus
Cephalosporium acremonium. Their most common side-effects are hypersensitivity …

BACKGROUND: A cell-mediated immunopathogenic mechanism has been demonstrated in
only a few cases of cutaneous reactions to systemically administered cephalosporins …

This article presents a case report on erythema-multiforme-like eruption from antibiotics. A
55-year-old woman hospitalized for post-operative necrotic pancreatitis, with fever, was …

The article presents a diagnostic evaluation of delayed hypersensitivity to systemically
administered drugs. Considerable progress has been made in understanding the …