Title: Sulfa Allergy Symptoms, Cause, Treatment & Food to Avoid | Ayur Times
Headings: Sulfa Allergy
Sulfa Allergy
Causes of Sulfa Allergy
Sulfa Allergy Symptoms
Skin Reactions:
Respiratory System:
Anaphylaxis:
Other Symptoms:
Sulfa Allergy Diagnosis & Tests
History of Symptoms:
Risk Factors
Treatment of Sulfa Allergy
Caution
List of Drugs to Avoid
Common sulfonamides include:
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Sulfa Allergy
Sneha Sadhwani February 12, 2018
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Antibiotics that contain a chemical called sulfonamides can trigger a reaction in individuals who have a sulfa allergy. Sulfa drugs are also known as sulfonamides, which include antibiotics and other types of medications, but allergy happens mostly with antibiotics. Sulfa allergy is an immunologically mediated hypersensitivity reaction. Your family doctor plays a critical role in reporting and documenting the allergic reactions properly. Some of the common sulfa-containing antibiotics that may cause undesirable allergic reactions include: Sulfacetamide- Eye drops
Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim- Used to treat bacterial infections
Sulfasalazine- Used to treat inflammatory arthritis
Sulfadiazine- Used to treat bacterial infections
Sulfafurazole- Eliminates bacteria from the body
Causes of Sulfa Allergy
A sulfa allergy takes place when your immune system identifies the drug as a dangerous substance. Thus, your body develops antibodies specific to the drug and attack against it. The presence of ‘sulfonamide’ in certain antimicrobial drugs can give rise to negative response when an individual has a sulfa allergy. Such an allergic response takes place due to differences in the molecular structure between types of sulfonamides. Chemically, sulfonamide antibiotics are different from other sulfonamides non-antibiotics because they have an ‘arylamine’ group.