CASE REPORT: OFLOXACIN INDUCED– ANGIOEDEMA
*Ibel C Fredy, Krishnaveni Y A, Lohith K B, Princy Louis Palatty
ABSTRACT
A 24 yr old male arrived at our clinic with facial swelling and puffy eyes,he had a history of loose stool for which he was prescribed with combination of ornidazole (200mg) and ofloxacin (500mg). The reaction is probable due to ofloxacin. Very few such reactions have been reported with ofloxacin. The physician is advised to discontinue the drug and was given appropriate treatment and patient recovered from the reaction.
Keywords: Ofloxacin, Angioedema, Fluroquinolones
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