Drug-induced fever can be caused by many medications through several mechanisms. One of the most common mechanisms is an immunologic reaction mediated by drug-induced antibodies. Herein, we report the case of a rare adverse reaction with vancomycin. A six-year-old girl being treated for necrotizing pneumonia with vancomycin developed mild neutropenia, skin rash, and fever two weeks into her therapy. These resolved after stopping vancomycin, with noted reversal of neutropenia and leukopenia. Upon rechallenging the patient with vancomycin, she developed a fever in less than 24 h from the administration. Vancomycin-induced fever was made as a diagnosis of exclusion after all other possible causes were ruled out.
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