Hypersensitivity to Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on a pediatric Portuguese cohort
Maria Inês T. Silva
inescerca92@gmail.com1, Joana Cosme
1, Cristina Lorenzo
2, João Virtuoso
2,3, Rita Gomes
2, Elisa Pedro
1, Ana Margarida Neves
2, Anabela Lopes
1Show more: Authors information and Publication history1Department of Immunoallergology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal
2Department of Pediatric, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal
3Department of Pediatric, Unidade Local de Saúde da Guarda, Hospital Sousa Martins, Guarda, Portugal
HistoryPublished: 30 May 2023
Accepted: 29 May 2023
Received: 09 February 2023
Doi10.23822/EurAnnACI.1764-1489.299SummaryBackground. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)/analgesics (paracetamol) are among the most common causes of drug hypersensitivity reactions in children, with a reported prevalence of around 0.3% in the pediatric population.Paracetamol and ibuprofen are the most commonly reported culprits in the pediatric population.Our objective was to describe the allergy workup to NSAID/paracetamol of a pediatric population monitored in an allergy outpatient clinic.
Methods. Retrospective observational study by consulting the medical records of patients evaluated in a pediatric outpatient clinic with history of NSAID/paracetamol, between January 2016 to August 2022.
Results. A total of 43 patients have been evaluated for NSAID/paracetamol suspected allergy: 53.5% females, mean age of 9.8 ± 5.1 years, 47.7% atopic. The drugs reported as culprits were: ibuprofen (75.6%), paracetamol (17.8%), metamizole (4.4%) and naproxen (2.2%) and clinical manifestations were mainly urticaria/angioedema and maculopapular exanthema.Skin tests were performed in 7 patients: paracetamol (n = 5) and metamizole (n = 2), which were all negative. Fourty-six drug provocation tests were performed: 28 with the culprit drug and 18 with an alternative one; only 2 were positive (ibuprofen - culprit NSAID group): one immediate periorbital angioedema and one delayed lip edema with oropharyngeal tightness.
Conclusions. The investigation of allergy to NSAID/paracetamol in children remains a challenge. In our population, ibuprofen was the most common NSAID reported. There were only 2 (4.3%) mild reactions on DPT. We could allow the use of the culprit NSAID/analgesic in 11 patients and an alternative one in 9 patients.This study highlights the importance of DPT in children for a correct diagnosis of NSAID hypersensitivity and selection of an alternative drug.
Key wordsAnaphylaxis; drug hypersensitivity; non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drugs; pediatric; urticaria
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