Case Presentation: A 24‐year‐old woman 25 weeks' pregnant with a history of nephrotic syndrome was admitted for diabetic ketoacidosis and pneumonia. On day 4, she delivered a nonviable fetus, which was followed by flash pulmonary edema due to an inferior‐wall MI. Cardiac catheterization was suggestive of right coronary artery embolus. On day 8, she developed […]

Background: Self-reported penicillin (PCN) allergy affects 7-10% of the community population and affects almost 20% of hospitalized patients nationally [1,2]. Mislabeling of side effects (gastrointestinal symptoms) or coincidental events (headache) as a true allergic reaction (IgE-mediated type I hypersensitivity) contributes largely to statistics. In recent studies, the rate of positive skin test results to PCN […]