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The hypersensitivity reaction occurs in about 5% of patients starting abacavir overall, with people of African descent reporting it less frequently. Initially noting dermal manifestations, consistent with an allergic contact dermatitis secondary to accelerators present in latex gloves, he later developed urticaria, flushing, and respiratory symptoms, consistent with a type I hypersensitivity reaction to latex. Promethazine is used for treating hypersensitivity reactions and as an antiemetic and sedative in various settings, but the US FDA has advised the drug should be 'administered with caution' in paediatric patients younger than two years, after receiving reports of respiratory depression and apnoea, including fatalities, following the administration of promethazine tablets and rectal suppositories. |
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