| Autor: |
T, Chaudhry, P, Hissaria, M, Wiese, R, Heddle, F, Kette, W B, Smith |
| Rok vydání: |
2011 |
| Předmět: |
|
| Zdroj: |
Internal medicine journal. 42(6) |
| ISSN: |
1445-5994 |
| Popis: |
Urticaria, angioedema and anaphylaxis are common adverse reactions to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).To investigate the clinical characteristics of NSAID-induced acute hypersensitivity reactions with structured oral drug challenges.Patients with NSAID-induced urticaria, angioedema or anaphylaxis were challenged with either the homologous NSAID to confirm diagnosis or a heterologous NSAID to investigate cross-reactivity. Data were analysed retrospectively and supplemented by a telephone questionnaire.Sixty-eight patients (mean age 48.3, 53 females) reported a total of 75 instances of NSAID-induced reactions of which 64% were purely cutaneous and 36% were systemic anaphylaxis. Ibuprofen was the most frequent cause of reactions (35%), however, diclofenac was the most frequent cause of anaphylaxis (48%). Seventeen out of 40 (43%) homologous NSAID challenges were positive; presentation with anaphylaxis or reaction to diclofenac predicted a positive challenge. Only 7 of 28 (25%) of heterologous NSAID challenges were positive. Structured challenges enabled us to identify 23 (34%) patients with selective reactivity to a single NSAID, 19 (28%) patients with cross-reactivity to multiple NSAIDs and 23 (34%) patients in whom NSAID hypersensitivity was not reproduced. Selective reactors presented most often with anaphylaxis and some had a background of beta-lactam antibiotic allergy. Cross-reactive patients often had a background of chronic urticaria and presented with milder reactions.In the absence of a reliable in vitro test, structured drug challenges allow identification of selective and cross-reactive NSAID hypersensitivity syndromes. NSAID-induced anaphylaxis is often associated with selective hypersensitivity and patients may not need to avoid other NSAIDs. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Plný text