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A 66-year-old woman was prescribed acetazolamide (Diamox) in the outpatient clinic because of glaucoma. She went into irreversible anaphylactic shock with massive pulmonary edema, probably due to a cross reaction to a sulphonamide allergy. Before prescribing acetazolamide, the physician should inquire about sulphonamide allergy because of the related chemical structure of the substances. Such an allergy should be regarded as a contraindication. LA: Dutch
Dr. L. J. Gerhards, Afdeling Cardiologie, Martini Ziekenhuis, Groningen, the Netherlands
11.5.1 Systemic (Part of: 11 Medical treatment > 11.5 Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors)