| Literature DB >> 18628507 |
Serap Gençer1, Serdar Özer1, Güler Demirhan1, Öznur Ak1, Ayşe Batırel1.
Abstract
Voriconazole (VRC) has not previously been reported to cause angio-oedema. Here, we report a case of angio-oedema associated with VRC therapy. A 37-year-old woman with relapsing invasive vertebral aspergillosis received intravenous VRC and developed angio-oedema 10 days after starting therapy. This condition rapidly diminished after administration of intravenous antihistaminics and did not necessitate cessation of VRC treatment. The treatment was continued for 6 months without recurrence of the symptoms. After 18 months, the patient was in good health. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an angio-oedema associated with VRC.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18628507 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47299-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Microbiol ISSN: 0022-2615 Impact factor: 2.472