A Variant of Hoigne's Syndrome Following Intramuscular Cefoxitin Sodium?
Abstract
Abstract Sir.—In the April 1985 issue of AJDC, Silber and D'Angelo1 described four teenagers who manifested Hoigne's syndrome, an acute, toxic, nonallergic reaction to the intramuscular (IM) administration of aqueous penicillin G procaine. I encountered a patient with a presentation similar to that of their four patients who had a similar reaction to an IM injection of cefoxitin sodium. A 17-year-old girl presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain, fever, and vaginal...