CEPHALOSPORIN-INDUCED RECURRENT ASEPTIC-MENINGITIS

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CREEL, GB
HURTT, M
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[1] Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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10.1002/ana.410370617
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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A 66-year-old woman had several episodes of aseptic meningitis associated with exposure to cephalexin, cefazolin, and ceftazidime. The cerebrospinal fluid IgG index was elevated, specific IgG-ceftazidime binding was shown, and skin allergy testing with cefazolin provoked a recurrence of meningitis. We postulate an acute hypersensitivity reaction involving an antigen-specific humoral immune response.
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