Sensitization to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid may underlie severe rashes in children treated for infectious mononucleosis

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Feb;7(2):728-731.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.06.022. Epub 2018 Aug 16.

Authors

Francesca Mori¹, Lucia Fili², Simona Barni³, Mattia Giovannini³, Manuela Capone², Elio M Novembre³, Paola Parronchi²

Affiliations

¹ Allergy Unit, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
³ Allergy Unit, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.

PMID: 30009989
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.06.022

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Amoxicillin / adverse effects*
Amoxicillin / therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Clavulanic Acid / adverse effects*
Clavulanic Acid / therapeutic use
Drug Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / diagnosis*
Exanthema
Female
Herpesvirus 4, Human / physiology*
Humans
Immunization
Infectious Mononucleosis / diagnosis*
Infectious Mononucleosis / drug therapy
Male
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / diagnosis*

Substances

Clavulanic Acid
Amoxicillin