Piperacillin-Induced Immune Hemolysis Presenting with Tachycardia and Cardiac Arrest

A 20-year-old nonverbal patient with profound developmental disabilities was treated with intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam for respiratory infection. After 8 days, he became afebrile with normal pulmonary status, but his pulse remained inexplicably rapid (114/minute). Investigations revealed seve...

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Main Authors: Ghan-Shyam Lohiya, Lilia Tan-Figueroa, Vamsi Krishna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/816497
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