A Multicenter Retrospective Case Study of Anaphylaxis Triggers by Age in Korean Children
- Authors
- Lee, So-Yeon; Ahn, Kangmo; Kim, Jihyun; Jang, Gwang Cheon; Min, Taek Ki; Yang, Hyeon-Jong; Pyun, Bok Yang; Kwon, Ji-Won; Sohn, Myung Hyun; Kim, Kyung Won; Kim, Kyu-Earn; Yu, Jinho; Hong, Soo-Jong; Kwon, Jung Hyun; Kim, Sung-Won; Song, Tae Won; Kim, Woo Kyung; Kim, Hyung Young; Jeon, You Hoon; Lee, Yong Ju; Lee, Hae Ran; Kim, Hye-Young; Ahn, Youngmin; Yum, Hye Yung; Suh, Dong In; Kim, Hyun Hee; Kim, Jin-Tack; Kim, Jeong Hee; Park, Yong Mean; Lee, Sooyoung
- Issue Date
- 11월-2016
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD ASTHMA ALLERGY & CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
- Keywords
- Anaphylaxis; children; epidemiology
- Citation
- ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH, v.8, no.6, pp.535 - 540
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH
- Volume
- 8
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 535
- End Page
- 540
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/87105
- DOI
- 10.4168/aair.2016.8.6.535
- ISSN
- 2092-7355
- Abstract
- 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 anaphylaxis triggers by age in Korean children. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of medical records for children diagnosed with anaphylaxis between 2009 and 2013 in 23 secondary or tertiary hospitals in South Korea. Results: A total of 991 cases (mean age = 5.89 +/- 5.24) were reported, with 63.9% involving patients younger than 6 years of age and 66% involving male children. Food was the most common anaphylaxis trigger (74.7%), followed by drugs and radiocontrast media (10.7%), idiopathic factors (9.2%), and exercise (3.6%). The most common food allergen was milk (28.4%), followed by egg white (13.6%), walnut (8.0%), wheat (7.2%), buckwheat (6.5%), and peanut (6.2%). Milk and seafood were the most common anaphylaxis triggers in young and older children, respectively. Drug-triggered anaphylaxis was observed more frequently with increasing age, with antibiotics (34.9%) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (17.9%) being the most common causes. Conclusions: The most common anaphylaxis trigger in Korean children was food. Data on these triggers show that their relative frequency may vary by age.
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