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Table 2 Suspected elicitors of anaphylaxis in children/adolescents and adults fulfilling the WAO/EAACI criteria for the diagnosis of anaphylaxis (n = 180)

From: Anaphylaxis in an emergency care setting: a one year prospective study in children and adults

Suspected elicitors

Children/adolescents

n = 23 (%)

Adults

n = 157 (%)

p value

Drugs

5 (22)

75 (48)

0.019

 β-lactam antibiotic

1 (20)

30 (40)

 

 ACE inhibitors

0

13 (17)

 

 ASA/NSAIDs

3 (60)

9 (12)

 

 Other drugsa

1 (20)

23 (31)

 

Food

14 (61)

26 (17)

<0.001

 Tree nuts

7 (50)

8 (31)

 

 Peanuts

3 (21)

1 (4)

 

 Fish/shellfish

0

3 (11)

 

 Wheat

0

3 (11)

 

 Other foodsb

4 (29)

11 (42)

 

Venom

1 (4)

37 (24)

0.035

 Wasp

1 (100)

25 (67)

 

 Bee

0

8 (22)

 

 Other insectsc

0

4 (11)

 

Inhalation allergens

1 (4)

1 (1)

0.113

Unknown

2 (9)

18 (11)

0.693

  1. a Iodinated Radio Contrast Media n = 5, Macrolides n = 1, Miconazole n = 1, Acyclovir n = 1, Chloramphenicol n = 1, Metronidazole n = 2, Proton pump inhibitor n = 1, Acrivastine n = 1, Chlorhexidine n = 1, Gabapentin n = 1, Camphorated opium tincture n = 1, Xylometazoline n = 1, Lamotrigine n = 1, topic Glucocorticoids n = 1, Calcium antagonist (felodipine) n = 1, Mesalazine n = 1, Valerian root n = 1, Zopiclone n = 1, D- vitamin n = 1
  2. b Milk n = 1, Carrot n = 1, Celery n = 1, Bugles chips n = 1, Oatmeal breakfast cereal n = 1, Tomato n = 1, Fruit/fig bars (apple/raspberry) n = 1, Kiwi, parsley root and parsnip n = 1, Poppy seed n = 1, Carry n = 1 Chicken, bread, pasta, sour cream n = 1, Dressing (hydrolysate) n = 1, Red wine n = 1, Jensens Bøfhus® sauce n = 1, Noodle soup n = 1
  3. c Bumblebee, gadfly
  4. Boldface are marking the different groups of elicitors and for each group the percentage distribution of the specific elicitors are given