Sulfonamide drug hypersensitivity syndrome
#Antibiotic allergy cross reactivity chart skin#
Types of immunological skin reactions to sulfonamide antibiotics Reaction Sulfonamide antibiotic-associated drug eruptions occur in 1.5–3% of patients in the general population and in up to 30% of patients infected with HIV.
Sulfadiazine silver, a topical cream used to prevent and treat infection in burns and other types of wounds the current New Zealand brand name is Flamazine™ Cream. Sulfacetamide, used topically to treat eye infections current New Zealand brand names include Acetopt™ Eye drops and Bleph 10™ Eye drops. Sulfasalazine, a drug used to treat inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis the current New Zealand brand name is Salazopyrin™. This is the most common sulfonamide antibiotic in New Zealand current brand names include Trimel™, Trisul™, and Deprim™. Sulfamethoxazole, often combined with trimethoprim as trimethoprim + sulphamethoxazole. The most commonly prescribed sulfonamide antibiotics include: The term “sulfa allergy” (or “sulphur allergy”) most commonly refers to an immunological response to sulfonamide antibiotics. Types of non-allergic reactions to sulfonamide antibiotics include nausea and diarrhoea, candidiasis, folate deficiency, and headaches. The majority of these reactions are not of an allergic nature. 
Sulfonamide antibioticsĪdverse reactions to sulfonamide antibiotics are estimated to occur in 3-6% of treatment courses.
Sulfonamide-containing drugs are frequently implicated in allergic and non- allergic reactions. These drugs have a variety of uses and can be classified into antibiotics and non-antibiotic drugs. Sulfa drugs (also called sulphur drugs or sulfonamide-containing drugs) is an imprecise term that generally refers to drugs that contain a sulfonamide functional group in their chemical structure.
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