Anaphylactic reaction following intracameral cefuroxime injection during cataract surgery
- 1 September 2013
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Vol. 39 (9), 1432-1434
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrs.2013.06.008
Abstract
We report a patient who developed an anaphylactic reaction several minutes after intracameral injection of cefuroxime at the end of uneventful phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation surgery. The patient had a known allergy to penicillin but not to cefuroxime. This rare life-threatening complication was recognized and immediately treated by the surgeon. The literature on the use of intracameral cefuroxime for endophthalmitis prophylaxis and its risk for anaphylaxis is reviewed. Cataract surgeons should be aware of this potentially fatal complication and be prepared to handle it.Keywords
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