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Goksel O, Goksel T, Cok G, Karakus H, Bacakoglu F, Goker E, Uslu R, Erdinc M. Hypersensitivity to chemotherapeutics: a cross sectional study with 35 desensitisations. Int J Clin Oncol 2014; 20:395-404. [DOI: 10.1007/s10147-014-0722-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 06/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Caiado J, Picard M. Diagnostic Tools for Hypersensitivity to Platinum Drugs and Taxanes: Skin Testing, Specific IgE, and Mast Cell/Basophil Mediators. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2014; 14:451. [DOI: 10.1007/s11882-014-0451-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Rocchi V, Puxeddu I, Cataldo G, Del Corso I, Tavoni A, Bazzichi L, Bombardieri S, Migliorini P. Hypersensitivity reactions to tocilizumab: role of skin tests in diagnosis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2014; 53:1527-9. [PMID: 24899663 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Valeria Rocchi
- Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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Abstract
Drug skin tests can reproduce delayed hypersensitivity to drugs and entail a moderate reexposure of patients to offending drugs. Drug patch tests (DPTs) and prick tests can be done with any commercialized form of a drug. In non-severe delayed non-IgE-mediated reactions to drugs, intradermal tests (IDT) with delayed readings have a greater value, but their techniques lack standardization. A negative drug skin test does not exclude the responsibility of a drug, and the drug must be rechallenged in non-severe cases. DPTs are useful in maculopapular rashes, flexural exanthemas, and if done in situ, also in fixed drug eruption. Their best indication is in acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis or drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS). They should be carried out cautiously, following strict guidelines. Prick tests have a low value but they can sometimes be positive on delayed readings. In non-severe delayed reactions to drugs, intradermal tests with delayed readings are the most sensitive skin tests especially for beta-lactam antibiotics, radiocontrast media, heparins but also some biological agents. The value of patch testing varies according to the implicated drug and the non-immediate adverse drug reaction. In DRESS, DPTs have a good value in testing carbamazepine or proton pump inhibitors but remain negative in testing with allopurinol or salazopyrin. In toxic epidermal necrolysis, DPTs are safe but positive in only 9 to 23 % of the reported cases.
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Seitz CS, Brockow K, Hain J, Trautmann A. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug hypersensitivity: association with elevated basal serum tryptase? Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 2014; 10:19. [PMID: 24782901 PMCID: PMC4002884 DOI: 10.1186/1710-1492-10-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background It is hypothesized that because of higher mast cell numbers and mediator release, mastocytosis predisposes patients for systemic immediate-type hypersensitivity reactions to certain drugs including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). Objective To clarify whether patients with NSAID hypersensitivity show increased basal serum tryptase levels as sign for underlying mast cell disease. Methods As part of our allergy work-up, basal serum tryptase levels were determined in all patients with a diagnosis of NSAID hypersensitivity and the severity of the reaction was graded. Patients with confirmed IgE-mediated hymenoptera venom allergy served as a comparison group. Results Out of 284 patients with NSAID hypersensitivity, 26 were identified with basal serum tryptase > 10.0 ng/mL (9.2%). In contrast, significantly (P = .004) more hymenoptera venom allergic patients had elevated tryptase > 10.0 ng/mL (83 out of 484; 17.1%). Basal tryptase > 20.0 ng/mL was indicative for severe anaphylaxis only in venom allergic subjects (29 patients; 4x grade 2 and 25x grade 3 anaphylaxis), but not in NSAID hypersensitive patients (6 patients; 4x grade 1, 2x grade 2). Conclusions In contrast to hymenoptera venom allergy, NSAID hypersensitivity do not seem to be associated with elevated basal serum tryptase levels and levels > 20 ng/mL were not related to increased severity of the clinical reaction. This suggests that mastocytosis patients may be treated with NSAID without special precautions.
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- Cornelia S Seitz
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Biederstein, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Mathematics, Department of Statistics, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef Schneider Strasse 2, Würzburg 97080, Germany
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Romano A, Caubet JC. Antibiotic allergies in children and adults: from clinical symptoms to skin testing diagnosis. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2014; 2:3-12. [PMID: 24565763 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Revised: 11/20/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hypersensitivity reactions to β-lactam and non-β-lactam antibiotics are commonly reported. They can be classified as immediate or nonimmediate according to the time interval between the last drug administration and their onset. Immediate reactions occur within 1 hour after the last drug administration and are manifested clinically by urticaria and/or angioedema, rhinitis, bronchospasm, and anaphylactic shock; they may be mediated by specific IgE-antibodies. Nonimmediate reactions occur more than 1 hour after the last drug administration. The most common manifestations are maculopapular exanthems; specific T lymphocytes may be involved in this type of manifestation. The diagnostic evaluation of hypersensitivity reactions to antibiotics is usually complex. The patient's history is fundamental; the allergic examination is based mainly on in vivo tests selected on the basis of the clinical features and the type of reaction, immediate or nonimmediate. Immediate reactions can be assessed by immediate-reading skin tests and, in selected cases, drug provocation tests. Nonimmediate reactions can be assessed by delayed-reading skin tests, patch tests, and drug provocation tests. However, skin tests have been well validated mainly for β-lactams but less for other classes of antibiotics.
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- Antonino Romano
- Allergy Unit, Complesso Integrato Columbus, Rome, Italy; Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Oasi Maria S.S., Troina, Italy
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- Department of Child and Adolescent, University Hospitals of Geneva and Medical School of The University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Demoly P, Adkinson NF, Brockow K, Castells M, Chiriac AM, Greenberger PA, Khan DA, Lang DM, Park HS, Pichler W, Sanchez-Borges M, Shiohara T, Thong BYH. International Consensus on drug allergy. Allergy 2014; 69:420-37. [PMID: 24697291 DOI: 10.1111/all.12350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 626] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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When drug reactions resembling allergy occur, they are called drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) before showing the evidence of either drug-specific antibodies or T cells. DHRs may be allergic or nonallergic in nature, with drug allergies being immunologically mediated DHRs. These reactions are typically unpredictable. They can be life-threatening, may require or prolong hospitalization, and may necessitate changes in subsequent therapy. Both underdiagnosis (due to under-reporting) and overdiagnosis (due to an overuse of the term ‘allergy’) are common. A definitive diagnosis of such reactions is required in order to institute adequate treatment options and proper preventive measures. Misclassification based solely on the DHR history without further testing may affect treatment options, result in adverse consequences, and lead to the use of more-expensive or less-effective drugs, in contrast to patients who had undergone a complete drug allergy workup. Several guidelines and/or consensus documents on general or specific drug class-induced DHRs are available to support the medical decision process. The use of standardized systematic approaches for the diagnosis and management of DHRs carries the potential to improve outcomes and should thus be disseminated and implemented. Consequently, the International Collaboration in Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (iCAALL), formed by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), and the World Allergy Organization (WAO), has decided to issue an International CONsensus (ICON) on drug allergy. The purpose of this document is to highlight the key messages that are common to many of the existing guidelines, while critically reviewing and commenting on any differences and deficiencies of evidence, thus providing a comprehensive reference document for the diagnosis and management of DHRs.
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- P. Demoly
- Département de Pneumologie et Addictologie; Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, University Hospital of Montpellier, France and Sorbonne Universités; Paris France
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; The Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center; The Hopkins Bayview Medical Campus; Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology Biederstein; Technische Universität München; Munich Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology; Department of Medicine; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Boston MA
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- Département de Pneumologie et Addictologie; Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, University Hospital of Montpellier, France and Sorbonne Universités; Paris France
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- Division of Allergy-Immunology; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Chicago IL
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- Division of Allergy & Immunology; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas TX
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- Department of Allergy/Immunology; Respiratory Institute; Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Cleveland OH USA
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; Ajou University School of Medicine; Suwon Korea
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- Division of Allergology; Department of Rheumatology and Allergology/Clinical Immunology; Inselspital, University of Bern; Bern Switzerland
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department; Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad; Caracas Venezuela
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- Department of Dermatology; Kyorin University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology; Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Singapore
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Baldo BA, McDonnell NJ. Sugammadex and anaphylaxis in the operating theater. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 61:239-45. [PMID: 24666509 DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2014.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- B A Baldo
- Retired. Formerly, Head, Molecular Immunology Unit, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney and Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women and School of Women's and Infants' Health and School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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Ariza A, Fernández TD, Mayorga C, Blanca M, Torres MJ. Prediction of hypersensitivity to antibiotics: what factors need to be considered? Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2014; 9:1279-88. [DOI: 10.1586/1744666x.2013.852957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Song WJ, Chang YS. Recent applications of basophil activation tests in the diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity. Asia Pac Allergy 2013; 3:266-80. [PMID: 24260732 PMCID: PMC3826605 DOI: 10.5415/apallergy.2013.3.4.266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Immediate-type drug hypersensitivity is an increasingly significant clinical issue; however, the diagnosis is frequently hindered due to lack of safe and precise diagnostic tests. Flow cytometry-assisted basophil activation test is a safe in vitro diagnostic tool for assessing basophil activation upon allergen stimulation. In this review, we have summarized current literature on the diagnostic utilities, new indications, and methodological aspects of the basophil activation test for the diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity.
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- Woo-Jung Song
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 100-799, Korea. ; Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul 100-799, Korea
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Santosa A, Tan SH, Cheng YK. Recurrent intradialytic heparin induced anaphylaxis: workup and management. Asia Pac Allergy 2013; 3:285-8. [PMID: 24260734 PMCID: PMC3826609 DOI: 10.5415/apallergy.2013.3.4.285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Heparin has been widely used for intradialytic anticoagulation since the 1940s. Heparin induced anaphylaxis can be life threatening, mandating early recognition and intervention. However, due to its relative rarity many physicians remain unaware. We report the case of a 70-year-old woman requiring dialysis, who developed recurrent anaphylaxis to intradialytic heparin. We describe a systematic approach to confirm the suspected heparin allergy, which must include an evaluation of predisposing factors, the dialysis equipment and concomitant medications. Further workup for safe alternatives employing skin prick and intradermal tests, as well as provocation tests are discussed.
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- Amelia Santosa
- Division of Rheumatology, University Medicine Cluster, National University Health System, Singapore 119228, Singapore. ; Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
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