Rash, fever and proteinuria after amoxicillin in a SLE patient

• Author(s): Couto, M ; Duarte, C ; Geraldes, A ; Medeiros, C ; Inês, L ; Malcata, AB
• Date: 2009
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/702
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Lúpus Eritematoso Sistémico; Amoxicilina
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

We report a case of severe type IV hypersensitivity reaction to amoxicillin, which occurred in a person with a 12-year history of SLE. The present case illustrates the wide differential diagnosis in a SLE patient who presents with an allergic drug reaction. The attribution of the presenting symptoms to the underlying SLE and/or to the drugs used to treat SLE and coexisting conditions is a major challenge.