Using an
antibiotic medicine named Vancomycin may cause two types of hypersensitive reactions;
anaphylaxis is one of them and the second one known as red man syndrome or red
neck syndrome. Red neck or Red man syndrome is the most common side effects of
vancomycin. Carry on reading the below paragraphs to find the symptoms, causes,
treatments and preventive steps of red man syndrome.
Red
Man Syndrome
Causes
Red man
syndrome mainly caused by using vancomycin through injection or consumed
orally, when the infusion of vancomycin on any individual reacts in a specific
manner then it leads to red man syndrome. But one cannot blame vancomycin only
for causing Red man syndrome, there are some other antibiotic medicines that
may cause RMS or red man syndrome. Some of these antibiotic medicines are
includes ciprofloxacin, refompcine, teicoplanin and amfotericine B. One common
thing that involved with all these antibiotic medicines including Vancomycin is
the direct de-granulation of basophiles and mast cells.
Red man
syndrome intensity varies with the consumed amount and types of the antibiotic
medications used, the effect of Red man syndrome will be more if more than one
type of antibiotics used. Consumption of drugs along with Vancomycin or any
other antibiotic may cause serious RMS in any individual. Any muscular
relaxation or analgesic drugs might cause such serious RMS problem.
Symptoms
Various symptoms
involved with RMS or red man syndrome are:
Low blood
pressure
Nausea or
Vomiting tendency
Itchiness
and irritations
Rise in
heartbeats
Fever and
cold feelings
Hives
Appearance of body rashes in neck, arms, back
or other parts
Angioedema and hypotension might possible in
some cases but occurs rarely. Pain on chest and back, dyspnea or muscular
spasms might also possible in RMS.
Treatments
and Preventions
Various
treatment and medications are available to get relief from RMS, in market
today. Using antihistamine medication is an effective way to get relief from RMS;
you can use hydroxyzine before taking vancomycin in order to minimize pruritus
and erythema. Diphenhydramine is also effective if taken one gram per hour to
block RMS after taking or infusing vancomycin. Experts also suggest mixing H1
blocker receptor with H2 receptor blocker to prevent RMS.
Ismail khan..
