A Case with Red Man’s Syndrome
Onur Gurer · The Annals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine · 2013
%u201CRed man%u2019s%u201D syndrome is one of the common side effects of vancomycin treatment. Although some controversies are still exist on the mechanism of this side effect, the symptoms could be diminished with modification in dose regimens and antihistaminics. In this report, we present a case of 50-year old man who developed %u201Cred man%u2019s%u201D syndrome with vancomycin treatment, which was given for mediastinitis following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. For treatment, corticosteroids and antihistaminics were given, drug infusion rate was decreased, and dose of vancomycin was divided.