ABSTRACT
A 45-year-old woman was brought to hospital after developing shortness of breath. She reported that she had recently started taking a course of flucloxacillin 500 mg PO QDS for an infected cut on her finger. She took the second dose of the antibiotic and developed shortness of breath and chest tightness approximately 20 min later. She had no past medical history, took no regular medications and had no known allergies. She worked as a university lecturer, drank 20 units of alcohol per week and was an ex-smoker.
