title: Red man syndrome during administration of prophylactic antibiotic against infective endocarditis creator: Ngeow, Dr. W.C. creator: Chai, W.L. creator: Moody, A.B. subject: JOURNALS description: Red man syndrome (RMS) is the occurrence flushing, pruritus, chest pain, muscle spasm or hypotension during vancomycin infusion. It usually happens as a result of rapid infusion of the drug but may also occur after slow administration. The frequency and severity of this phenomenon diminish with repeated administration of vancomycin. A case is presented whereby RMS occurred while prophylactic antibiotic against infective endocarditis was administered. date: 2000 type: Journal (Paginated) type: PeerReviewed format: application/pdf identifier: http://cogprints.org/8166/1/Red%20Man%20Syndrome%20During%20Administration%20of%20Prophylactic%20Antibiotic%20Against%20Infective%20Endocarditis.pdf identifier: Ngeow, Dr. W.C. and Chai, W.L. and Moody, A.B. (2000) Red man syndrome during administration of prophylactic antibiotic against infective endocarditis. [Journal (Paginated)] relation: http://cogprints.org/8166/