Open AccessSupraventricular Tachycardia: An Unusual Side Effects of Cefuroxime
Author(s) -
Tat Boon Yeap,
Yeoh Boon Seng,
Rajesh Kumar Muniandy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
borneo journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2710-7353
pISSN - 1985-1758
DOI - 10.51200/bjms.v0i0.1134
Subject(s) - medicine , cefuroxime , supraventricular tachycardia , anesthesia , anaphylaxis , tachycardia , bronchospasm , cellulitis , massage , allergy , dermatology , asthma , antibiotics , alternative medicine , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , biology
Anaphylactic reaction towards antibiotics is common during anaesthesia. It may present as bronchospasm, hypotension, desaturation, or urticarial. However it is uncommon for anaphylaxis reaction to present only assupraventricular tachycardia (SVT). This is a rare interesting case report on a 23-year-old healthy man whose anaesthetic categorization is American Society of Anaesthesiologist (ASA) 1, developed supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) towards intravenous cefuroxime, perioperatively. His condition resolved with carotid sinus massage. No pharmacological interventions were used. His skin prick intradermal tests showed allergies towards cefuroxime, cefazoline and cefoperazone. The patient subsequently underwent.