Development and Evaluation of Modified Criteria for Infant and Toddler Anaphylaxis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current clinical criteria for identifying anaphylaxis do not account for unique aspects of infant anaphylaxis presentation and have not been validated in patients younger than 2 years of age. This may contribute to under recognition and is thus an unmet need.

Objective

To demonstrate age-specific signs and symptoms that more accurately identify anaphylaxis in young children and to develop and compare modified criteria for "likely anaphylaxis" against the widely used 2006 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (NIAID/FAAN) criteria.

Methods

Retrospective chart review of 337 clinical encounters presenting with suspected allergic or anaphylactic reactions to a pediatric emergency department. Modified criteria

SUBMITTER: Handorf A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11493081 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature