A Multicenter Retrospective Case Study of Anaphylaxis Triggers by Age in Korean Children

• DOI: 10.4168/aair.2016.8.6.535
• Publication Date: 2016-08-30T09:37:33Z
• Authors: So-Yeon Lee; Kangmo Ahn; Jihyun Kim; Gwang Cheon Jang; Taek Ki Min; Hyeon-Jong Yang; Bok Yang Pyun; Ji-Won Kwon; Myung Hyun Sohn; Kyung Won Kim; Kyu-Earn Kim; Jinho Yu; Soo-Jong Hong; Jung Hyun Kwon; Sung-Won Kim; Tae Won Song; Woo Kyung Kim; Hyung Young Kim; You Hoon Jeon; Yong Ju Lee; Hae Ran Lee; Hye-Young Kim; Youngmin Ahn; Hye Yung Yum; Dong In Suh; Hyun Hee Kim; Jin-Tack Kim; Jeong Hee Kim; Yong Mean Park; Sooyoung Lee
• Keywords: 618; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; children; 610; epidemiology; Original Article; Anaphylaxis; 3. Good health

Purpose: Although anaphylaxis is recognized as an important, life-threatening condition, data are limited regarding its triggers in different age groups.We aimed to identify by Korean children.Methods: We performed a retrospective review of medical records for children diagnosed with between 2009 and 2013 23 secondary or tertiary hospitals South Korea.Results: A total 991 cases (mean age=5.89±5.24)were reported, 63.9% involving patients younger than 6 years 66% male children.Food was the most common trigger (74.7%), followed drugs radiocontrast media (10.7%), idiopathic factors (9.2%), exercise (3.6%).The food allergen milk (28.4%), egg white (13.6%), walnut (8.0%), wheat (7.2%), buckwheat (6.5%), peanut (6.2%).Milk seafood were young older children, respectively.Drug-triggered observed more frequently increasing age, antibiotics (34.9%) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (17.9%) being causes.Conclusions: The food.Data on these show that their relative frequency may vary age.