PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gómez Caballero, Nazaret
AU  - Almenara, Susana
AU  - Tévar Terol, Antonia
AU  - Horga de la Parte, José Francisco
TI  - Anaphylaxis probably induced by transfer of amoxicillin via oral sex
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2018-227398
DP  - 2019 Mar 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e227398
VI  - 12
IP  - 3
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/3/e227398.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/3/e227398.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2019 Mar 01; 12
AB  - We present a case of a possible amoxicillin-induced anaphylaxis in a sensitive woman triggered by an instance of oral sexual contact with a man who was taking amoxicillin-clavulanic acid treatment.To our knowledge, this is the first case reported of a suspicion of amoxicillin-induced anaphylaxis in a woman after a sexual contact with a man who was taking the drug, we hypothesised an oral drug transfer through semen.Studies about amoxicillin concentrations achieved in semen after a drug intake are scarce. There are few cases reported of hypersensitivity reactions induced by drugs transported in semen but we have found some concern in sensitive patients about the possibility of transference of allergens via sexual intercourse. As clinicians, we consider that it is important to be aware of the existence of this possibility both in the diagnosis and in the prevention of anaphylactic reactions.