Can my patient with a ‘sulfa allergy’ receive celecoxib or other nonantimicrobial sulfonamides?
There is no cross-reactivity between antimicrobial and nonantimicrobial sulfonamides, and patients with a history of immunoglobulin E–mediated reaction to a sulfonamide antibiotic can receive nonantimicrobial sulfonamides.
Authors
- Nancy Cline
- Amudha Pazhanisamy
- David Marshall Lang
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (US)
- Orthopaedic Specialty Institute (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.92a.24054
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39