TY - GEN N1 - Cited By (since 1996): 4 Export Date: 7 March 2012 Source: Scopus PubMed ID: 11323942 Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Ngeow, W.C. Chemicals/CAS: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Vancomycin, 1404-90-6 ID - cogprints8166 UR - http://cogprints.org/8166/ A1 - Ngeow, Dr. W.C. A1 - Chai, W.L. A1 - Moody, A.B. Y1 - 2000/// N2 - 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. KW - Antiinfective agent vancomycin antibiotic prophylaxis article bacterial endocarditis case report chemically induced disorder drug hypersensitivity fever flushing human intravenous drug administration male middle aged odontogenic cyst pruritus syndrome Anti-Bacterial Agents Endocarditis KW - Bacterial Humans Infusions KW - Intravenous Radicular Cyst TI - Red man syndrome during administration of prophylactic antibiotic against infective endocarditis SP - 92 AV - public EP - 94 ER -