Ibuprofen-induced fever in Sjogren's syndrome

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2006;16(4):266-7.

Abstract

A 68-year-old woman with a medical history significant for Sjögren syndrome and leukocytoclastic vasculitis of small vessels presented to the emergency department with chills, malaise, a temperature of 39 degrees C, nausea, vomiting, and hypotension. Fifteen minutes earlier she had taken ibuprofen for flu-like symptoms. She was treated with a perfusion of intravenous saline, paracetamol, and ciprofloxacin with improvement 24 hours later. Three months later, she had a similar episode, without hypotension. An oral challenge test with ibuprofen in the hospital produced the same symptoms 3 hours after the last dose. She was treated with metamizole and paracetamol and was asymptomatic the next day. This is the first report of a febrile reaction to ibuprofen in a patient with Sjogren's syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / administration & dosage
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / adverse effects
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / etiology
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / immunology
  • Female
  • Fever / chemically induced*
  • Fever / etiology
  • Fever / immunology
  • Humans
  • Ibuprofen / administration & dosage
  • Ibuprofen / adverse effects*
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / etiology
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / immunology
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / complications
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / immunology

Substances

  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
  • Ibuprofen