AZITHROMYCIN ANAPHYLAXIS IN CHILDREN

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作者
Mori, F. [1 ]
Pecorari, L. [2 ]
Pantano, S. [3 ]
Rossi, M. E. [1 ]
Pucci, N. [1 ]
de Martino, M. [4 ]
Novembre, E. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Florence, Allergy Unit, A Meyer Childrens Hosp, Dept Pediat, I-50139 Florence, Italy
[2] St Anna Hosp, Dept Pediat, Ferrara, Italy
[3] Univ Aquila, Dept Pediat, S Salvatore Hosp, I-67100 Laquila, Italy
[4] Univ Florence, Dept Pediat, A Meyer Childrens Hosp, I-50121 Florence, Italy
关键词
anaphylaxis; azithromycin; children; macrolides; BETA-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDES; DIAGNOSIS;
D O I
10.1177/039463201402700116
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Allergic reactions associated to the use of macrolides are uncommon; in particular only two cases of anaphylaxis with erithromycin and clarithromycin have been reported to date. The aim of this study was to investigate macrolide-induced anaphylaxis. Between December 2007 and December 2011, 136 consecutive children were referred to the Allergy Unit of A. Meyer Children's Hospital because of a past history of reactions to macrolides. Allergy work-ups were carried out according to the European Network for Drug Allergy protocol. Anaphylaxis was diagnosed according to the clinical criteria proposed by Sampson, et al. and graded according to Brown SGA et al. Sixty-six out of 136 patients completed the allergologic work-up and among them we investigated three cases of anaphylaxis due to azithromycin which included one child with anaphylaxis to both clarithromycin and azithromycin. In two of the children with anaphylaxis, the diagnosis was only confirmed with the skin prick test, the third was positive to the Intradermal Test. The azithromycin allergy shows a surprisingly high sensitivity to the in-vivo tests. Moreover, this study shows that cross-reactivity may occur between different macrolidic molecules; it has even been suggested that macrolide allergies are unlikely to be class allergies.
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