Drug-related fever due to cephazolin: A case report

Fever in hospitalized patients has many origins. One possibility is an adverse drug reaction. This condition is termed drug-related fever. Drug-related fever typically has an onset of 7 to 10 days and is most common after administration of antibiotics. These pathologic spikes in temperature usually...

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Published inJournal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 57; no. 9; pp. 1141 - 1143
Main Authors Homrighausen, James K, Lazow, Stewart K, Berger, Julius R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.09.1999
Elsevier
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Cefazolin - adverse effects
Cephalosporins - adverse effects
cephazolin
Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment
fever
Fever - chemically induced
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous (drug allergy, mutagens, teratogens...)
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Postoperative Complications
Salivary Duct Calculi - surgery
Submandibular Gland Diseases - drug therapy
Submandibular Gland Diseases - surgery
Human
Toxicity
β-Lactams
Male
Fever
Case study
Antibiotic
Chemotherapy
Cephalosporin derivatives
Cefazolin
Treatment
Adult
Antibacterial agent
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Summary:Fever in hospitalized patients has many origins. One possibility is an adverse drug reaction. This condition is termed drug-related fever. Drug-related fever typically has an onset of 7 to 10 days and is most common after administration of antibiotics. These pathologic spikes in temperature usually resolve within 1 to 2 days after the termination of the drug. This report describes a case of drug-related fever related to cephazolin.
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ISSN:0278-2391
1531-5053
DOI:10.1016/S0278-2391(99)90343-9