What should I do if I am allergic to ceftriaxone?

Cephalosporin is a common drug in daily life. It has a good anti-inflammatory effect. If you have a wound infection or inflammation or infection in the body, you can take or inject cephalosporin to treat it. However, due to different personal constitutions, allergies may occur after the injection of cephalosporin, causing itchy skin. There are many ways to relieve allergies. You need to stop taking the drug immediately. You can also observe the situation and use other drugs for treatment.

What should I do if I am allergic to cephalosporin injection?

Allergy to cephalosporins: Treatment measures:

1. Immediately stop taking cephalosporins. Usually many people will feel better within a few minutes after stopping the medication.

2. For patients with mild symptoms, such as only itchy skin, dexamethasone or diphenhydramine can be given by intramuscular injection.

3. For patients with more severe symptoms, medication should be used depending on the situation, and emergency treatment should be required if necessary.

Symptoms of ceftriaxone allergy

When an allergic reaction occurs to cephalosporin, the symptoms are diffuse bright red spots or red maculopapules ranging from half a rice grain to a bean size, densely and symmetrically distributed, with a measles-like or scarlet fever-like appearance.

When cephalosporin allergy occurs, the symptoms are sudden onset, often accompanied by chills, high fever, headache, general discomfort, etc. More than half of the cases completely disappear 2 weeks after stopping the drug.

If you are allergic to cephalosporin and the medication is not stopped in time, it may develop into exfoliative dermatitis, which may have adverse consequences and have a very bad impact on your health.

In life, if you find symptoms related to cephalosporin allergy, you must stop the corresponding treatment and consult a doctor in time. What are the symptoms of cephalosporin allergy?

The whole body is hot, sweating a lot in an instant, breathing is difficult, the heart rate is fast, blood pressure drops, swelling starts from the face... the face turns purple, dry heaves, and the whole body feels like it is being pricked by needles