One case of acute laryngeal edema and allergic shock caused by mezlocillin sodium and sulbactam sodium
XIN Chuan-wei
QIAN Jiao
WANG Zhuo
XING Wen-rong
Abstract：[ABSTRACT]One 55-year-old male patient with no penicillin allergy history received mezlocillin sodium and sulbactam sodium (5 g, bid, ivgtt) because of acute tonsillitis. About 15 minutes later, the patient complained of chest discomfort, but received no attention. Then the patient received the same lfuid infusion, 5 minutes later, he developed the serious allergic reaction, characterized by dyspnea, cardiopulmonary arrest, and the blood pressure couldn't be measured. The drugs were stopped immediately, and the patient was given chest compressions, endotracheal intubation, assisted mechanical ventilator, drug treatment such as epinephrine, dexamethasone, dopamine, etc. Ten minutes after the symptomatic treatment, the patient's heart beat and spontaneous breathing recovered, then he was transferred to emergency care unit for continuous treatment.
Keywords：Mezlocillin sodium and sulbactam sodiumLaryngeal edemaAllergic shockAdverse drug reaction
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 392-393 )