Anaphylaxis to the amoxicillin skin prick test: utility of the basophil activation test in diagnosis

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2016 Mar;116(3):259-60. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.12.020. Epub 2016 Jan 21.

Authors

Simona Barni¹, Francesca Mori², Claudia Valleriani³, Sergio Testi⁴, Lucrezia Sarti², Chiara Azzari³, Elio Novembre²

Affiliations

¹ Allergy Unit, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Allergy Unit, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy.
³ Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children' s University-Hospital, Florence, Italy.
⁴ Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, San Giovanni di Dio's Hospital, Florence, Italy.

PMID: 26803535
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.12.020

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Amoxicillin / adverse effects*
Anaphylaxis / diagnosis*
Anaphylaxis / drug therapy
Anaphylaxis / immunology*
Basophils / immunology
Basophils / metabolism
Drug Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
Drug Hypersensitivity / drug therapy
Drug Hypersensitivity / immunology*
Female
Humans
Skin Tests / adverse effects*

Substances

Amoxicillin