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Revision as of 14:07, 22 September 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Charmaine Patel, M.D. [2]
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Drug Allergy |
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Drug allergy causes On the Web |
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Overview
The types of drugs that can cause drug allergies vary. Drugs containing sulfa are common in causing drug allergy reactions. Other common drugs implicated in leading to an allergic reaction are antibiotics, insulin, and iodinated drugs.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
When a medication causes an allergic reaction, it is called an allergen. The following is a short list of the most common drug allergens
- Antibiotics
- Analgesics
- Antiseizure
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical / poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Effect | Barbiturates, sulfonylurea, sulfonamide, acetazolamide, allopurinol, amifostine, benoxaprofen, brentuximab vedotin, carbamazepine, cephalosporins, chlorambucil, chlormezanone, clindamycin,codeine, diclofenac, diltiazem, erlotinib, ethotoin, etravirine, fosamprenavir, gold, ibritunomab tiuxetan, iplimumab, insulin, isoniazid, lamotrigine, leflunomide, lenalidomide, methyldopa,methylphenidate, nevirapine, NSAIDs, penicillamine, phenacetin, phenobarbitol, phenylbutazone, phenytoin, primidone, procainamide, sorafanib, streptomycin, sulfasalazine, suramin, terbinafine, tetracycline, thiabendazole, thiacetazone, quinidine,vancomycin, vandetanib, zonesamib |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal / Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |