Anaphylactic shock leading to death in a young woman after oral administration of metamizole (Pyralginum-Polfa) --case report
Jaszczuk, E.; Graczyk, M.; Oszukowski, P.; Brzeziński, P.
Przeglad Lekarski 56(2): 175-176
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-2240 PMID: 10375955 Document Number: 507754
The purpose of the report was to describe a case of anaphylactic shock in a 22-year-old woman after administration of one tablet of metamizole (pyralginum-Polfa). The patient died, notwithstanding intensive treatment applied rapidly. The patient had been treated for bronchial asthma for a few years. There had been no side effects after repeated administration of metamizole before.