A case of pseudoanaphylactic reaction to intramuscular procaine penicillin G (Hoigne's syndrome)
Phelps, G.; Nixon, M.
Papua and new Guinea Medical Journal 33(2): 159-160
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-1480 PMID: 2238830 Document Number: 3325
A personal record of a pseudoanaphylactic reaction to procaine penicillin G is presented, together with a brief discussion of the topic. Since procaine penicillin is widely used in Papua New Guinea the reaction may be more common than is generally realized. The reaction is not a true anaphylaxis and is probably caused by the procaine component after inadvertent intravenous injection of the drug.
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