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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;16(1):55-7.
doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.94440.

Anaphylaxis to artesunate?

S K Dube  1 , P S Panda, G R Agrawal, D K Singh
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Case Reports

Anaphylaxis to artesunate?

S K Dube et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Artesunate, an artemissin derivative is a highly efficacious and relatively safe antimalarial agent. Common adverse reactions to artemissin derivatives are nausea, vomiting, anorexia and dizziness. More serious but less-frequent toxic effects of artesunate use are neutropenia, anemia, hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and severe allergic reactions. However, anaphylactic reaction to artesunate is a rare entity. Here, we report a case of anaphylaxis to parenteral artesunate and its successful management in a female patient to whom intravenous artesunate was administered during surgery under general anesthesia.

Keywords: Anaphylaxis; artesunate; intraoperative.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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