| Literature DB >> 11392679 |
M Shapiro1, K M Ward, J J Stern.
Abstract
A near-fatal hypersensitivity reaction to abacavir developed in a 62-year-old HIV-seropositive man who had been sensitized 17 months before presentation. Six days after he was rechallenged, acute respiratory distress developed, requiring mechanical ventilation for 2 weeks. Four days after extubation, he was again rechallenged. Hours later, the patient experienced anaphylactic shock, requiring mechanical ventilation for 3 weeks, aggressive volume resuscitation, and vasopressor support. Recovery was complicated by acute tubular necrosis, digital necrosis, and a GI bleed. This report reviews the mechanisms of action, efficacy, and adverse reactions of abacavir and illustrates the danger of serially rechallenging patients with this agent.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11392679
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS Read ISSN： 1053-0894