Open AccessCEFTRIAXONE-INDUCED PERIORBITAL EDEMA
Author(s) -
Vinayaka Anuhya,
Veeyak,
Keerthi Somu,
Sereene Rose Thomson,
Sujatha Bs
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v12i1.25293
Subject(s) - ceftriaxone , cephalosporin , medicine , edema , antibiotics , cephalosporin antibiotic , drug reaction , adverse effect , drug , adverse drug reaction , dermatology , anesthesia , surgery , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Cephalosporins are widely prescribed antibiotics for common infections and also used for prophylactic measures. Ceftriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin which is known to cause hypersensitivity reactions presenting in various manifestations. Periorbital edema is a rare presentation of adverse drug reaction produced by ceftriaxone. Here, we report one such adverse drug reaction produced by ceftriaxone.