codeine/fever

Four patients with a clinical picture resembling that of scarlatina are described. This clinical picture was found to be based on a delayed-type allergy for codeine and morphine. Investigation showed that the codeine or morphine allergy is essentially dependent on the hydroxyl group at the 6

Sweet syndrome (SS), also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is an uncommon condition that is clinically characterized by painful, well-demarcated, indurated, erythematous plaques or nodules that typically favor the head, neck, and arms, and are accompanied by fever. The disease is

BACKGROUND Petasin (Ze 339) was recently introduced on the market as a potent herbal antiallergic drug for treatment of respiratory allergies such as hay fever. Few clinical studies have been performed so far addressing the clinical effectiveness of Ze 339. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the antiallergic

We report a case of a relapse of Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP) associated with intake of paracetamol (also known as acetaminophene) and codeine. A 69-year-old man presented with fever, gross hematuria, acute renal failure, palpable purpuric skin rash over the legs, feet and arms, arthralgias and

OBJECTIVE To report a case of drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome related to codeine phosphate. METHODS A 19-year-old Japanese man was prescribed codeine phosphate 10 mg 3 times daily and several other drugs for cold symptoms. About 20 days later, an erythematous, maculopapular rash appeared and

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was first isolated in humans in 1952, following an epidemic in Tanzania. The origin of the name means "to bend forward or become contorted," in reference to the posture adopted by patients due to the joint pain that occurs during the infection. Epidemiology data suggest

In this article, we have examined some pharmacologic principles as they apply to drug use by healthy individuals. With the present emphasis on community activities, we have dealt with the impairment of thermoregulation by athletes and fun runners who may take normal over-the-counter medications for

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of outpatient bone marrow harvest (BMH). METHODS Seventy-two adult patients with various malignancies had 79 BMH procedures performed for future autologous bone marrow transplantation (BMT) in our institution's outpatient surgical facility. All patients were

"Krokodil" is a home-made opioid drug obtained by synthesizing desomorphine from codeine and combining it with other low-cost additives. Initially introduced in the former Soviet countries, it was then imported to Western Europe as a heroin substitute. To our knowledge, this is the first report of

The effects of long-acting narcotic agonist preparations on the severe withdrawal syndrome following abrupt cessation of daily injections of codeine phosphate were studied in rats. Twelve hours after the last codeine injections, one injection of either a high or low dose of the zinc tannate salt of

A case of a 68-years-old female who was symptomatically treated with the codeine analog dextromethorphan because of a flu-like syndrome is herein reported. Five days later, she developed a cholestatic syndrome without fever or abdominal pain. Dextrometorphan was withdrawn and a rapid clinical

The results of a broad pharmacological screening on a natural mixture of gangliosides (GA) and an inner ester (AGF1) are reported. Up to relatively high doses, GA and AGF1 did not affect general behavior and neurologic functions and were devoided of diuretic, antipyretic, ulcerogenic, antireserpine,