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Allergy, Anaphylaxis & Immune Reactions Christine Kennedy & Katharine Smart
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Objectives
• Need to cover the basics– Definition of anaphylaxis– Types of immune reactions
• Discuss the following allergies: – antibiotic, venom & Cow’s Milk Protein
• Review the evidence for anaphylaxis meds• Demonstrate how to use an epi pen • Review Serum Sickness
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Allergy Take Home Points 1. There are 4 types of immune reactions. Type 1
is IgE mediated (ie causes anaphylaxis)
2. Cow’s milk protein allergy is the most common infant “allergy”
3. Patients with venom allergies should be referred for venom immunotherapy
4. True antibiotic allergies occur infrequently-Patients with suspected PCN allergy should be referred for skin testing-Cephalosporins can generally be safely used in pts with PCN allergies
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List the 4 types of immune reactions
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Type 2 Hypersensitivity
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Type 3 Hypersensitivity
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List the 8 most common food allergens
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True or False?• If you delay the introduction of certain foods (ie
peanuts) you will decrease the likelihood that a child will have an allergy
• If a Mom avoids certain foods in pregnancy, she will decrease the chance of her child developing an allergy
• If a sibling has a food allergy, the other sibling has an increased chance of having the allergy
• If someone “smells” an allergen, they can have a reaction
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New onset of “hives”
Mom would like you to refer her for allergy testing.
What do you tell her?
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Is this the gold standard?
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•Parents present to the ED in distress
•Their 2mo old girl has bloody stools
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CMPA=most common food allergy experienced by infants
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Hymenoptera
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-May reduce the risk of systemic reaction after a subsequent sting from 30-60% to <5 %
-Protection may last for > 20 years
Venom Immunotherapy
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Penicillin is the most common cause of drug anaphylaxis
Occurs in 1/5000 - 1/10,000 courses of Penicillin
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Vague=rash, GI sx, unknown rxn
33% of patients with a + skin test reported a vague history of a penicillin reaction
Take home message: Patients with vague histories should undergo PCN skin testing, just as patients with more convincing histories, prior to repeat doses of PCN
Convincing = anaphylaxis, angioedema, urticaria, pruritic rash
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10% Cross Reactivity??
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Retropective cohort of >500,000 patients who received cephaloporins after Penicillin
25 had anaphylaxis with Penicillin (25/3920, 0.64%)
1/25 had a second anaphylactic reaction with a cephalosporin
Allergic events with cephalosporins are increased with hx of rxn to penicillin but to a similar degree as those who have had rxns to SMX -unlikely that rxns are a class effect
Of the 534,810pts-3920 had an allergic reaction to PCN-624 had an allergic reaction to cephalosporins
Safe to use cephalosporins in pts with reported allergy to pcn
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• Endorse the use of cephalosporins for patients with penicillin allergies– As long as the reaction isn’t severe
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• No good evidence to support cross reactivity between PCN’s and cephalosporins based on class effect alone
• Patients with a true anaphylactic history to penicillin are at risk of reacting to other abx, not just cephalosporins
• Patients with asthma generally have poorer outcomes• As Emerg docs we have the advantage of being able to treat
adverse reactions quickly (If in doubt, observe post 1st dose)
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Common allergic reactions-delayed
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List all the Sulfonamide containing drugs you can
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Antimicrobials
SulfamethoxazoleSulfasalazine Sulfadiazine Sulfisoxazole
Sulfacetamide
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Sulfa Antimicrobial Allergies
8% of patients treated with SMX have an adverse reaction– 3% of reactions represent
hypersensitivity
Largest % abx induced cases of TEN and SJS
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Diagnosis?
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Allergy Take Home Points 1. There are 4 types of immune reactions. Type 1
is IgE mediated (ie causes anaphylaxis)
2. Cow’s milk protein allergy is the most common infant “allergy”
3. Patients with venom allergies should be referred for venom immunotherapy
4. True antibiotic allergies occur infrequently-Patients with suspected PCN allergy should be referred for skin testing-Cephalosporins can generally be safely used in pts with PCN allergies
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Anaphylaxis Take Home Points
1. Epi 1:1000 0.01mg/kg IM in lateral thigh2. Antihistamines may provide relief of
cutaneous symptoms3. Biphasic reactions do occur and
recommendation stands that pts should be observed for 4-6 hours
4. Know how to counsel patient/family on epi pen use
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What?
Where?
How?
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• Failure to administer epinephrine early is the single most important risk factor for fatal or near fatal reactions
» Bock, SA J. Allergy Clin Immunol 2001;107:191-3
• “There are no contraindications to the use of epinephrine for a life-threatening allergic reaction”– AAAAI board of Directors JACI 1998;102:173-76
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Antihistamines
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Antihistamines: Bottom Line
• Should not replace epinephrine in the management of anaphylaxis
• May alleviate dermatologic symptoms• May play a role in secondary prevention
before exposure
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-Theoretically prevents biphasic reaction
-Onset 4-6h
-IV methylpred 1-2mg/kg [max 125mg]-PO prednisone 1mg/kg [max 75mg]
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Non responders
• Epinephrine infusion – 0.1-1mcg/kg/minute
• Vasopressin?
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-50 yo M with previous anaphylactic rxn to shellfish
-Presents now with rapidly progressive mucosal edema, SOB, bradycardia & hypotension
PMHx: – IHD, DMII, HTN
He is on an epi infusion and not getting better. Why? What can you do?
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Glucagon Dose – 1-5 mg IV (20-30 mcg/kg in peds) over 5 min, then
infusion of 5-15 mcg/min (titrated to response)
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Summary of Treatment
1. Epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg IM lat thigh2. Diphenhydramine 1 mg/kg IV [50mg]3. Ranitidine 1mg/kg IV [50 mg]4. Methylprednisone 1-2mg/kg IV [125 mg]5. Epi infusion if persistent hypotension6. Consider: Glucagon if patient on BB7. Consider Ventolin if asthmatic or if patient
continues to struggle
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Disposition
• Things to counsel patient/family on– Biphasic Reactions– Epi-pen usage– When to call 911– Medic alert bracelet– Referral to allergist
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Biphasic AnaphylaxisHow common?
Who gets it?
3-20% of patients
No validated clinical predictors
Time Frame? 1-72 hours
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Biphasic Reaction: Prospective Study
• 20% had biphasic reactions
• Onset 2-38 hours
• Found an association between time to resolution of first episode and chance of recurrence
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Biphasic Anaphylaxis Decisions based on judgment not science
• Observation Period– Guidelines (CPS) advise observing for 4-6h
• up to 12h if rural environment– Extra caution with asthmatic patients or pts on BB– Reliable companion is desirable– Consider admitting pts: with severe sx, who req’d repeat epi or
who have biphasic reactions
• Discharge Medications• Epi pen• Corticosteroids
– No clinical trials to support, but little harm in 3d course– There are case reports where it didn’t help
• Antihistamines– No clinical trails to support, may help with cutaneous sx
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Common triggers:Foods and NSAIDS pre/post exercise
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Anaphylaxis Take Home Points
1. Epi 1:1000 0.01mg/kg IM in lateral thigh2. Antihistamines may provide relief of
cutaneous symptoms3. Biphasic reactions do occur and
recommendation stands that pts should be observed for 4-6 hours
4. Know how to counsel patient/family on epi pen use
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7 year male
Peri-oral itching after eating an apple
PMHx: Seasonal hay fever, no drug or food allergies
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17 month female
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17 month female
SERUM SICKNESS
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Immune Reaction Take Home Point
1. Need to consider serum sickness in a child with a rash and recent antibiotic use
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Objectives
• Need to cover the basics– Definition of anaphylaxis– Types of immune reactions
• Discuss the following allergies: – antibiotic, venom & Cow’s Milk Protein
• Review the evidence for anaphylaxis meds• Demonstrate how to use an epi pen • Review Serum Sickness