Penicillin, Anaphylaxis, and The Allergist Who Ghosted Me (Part 2)

Issue #24 of “What’s Her Problem?”: Nine out of 10 people who think they are allergic to Penicillin are not.

This week’s questions:

Have you made any surprising discoveries in your medical journey? If you think you are allergic to Penicillin, would you consider getting re-tested to be sure?

Links/References:

[https://www.jaci-inpractice.org/article/S2213-2198(20)30804-7/pdf#:~:text=The%20first%20recognition%20of%20delayed,the%20overlabeling%20of%20drug%20allergies.

DesBiens M, Scalia P, Ravikumar S, Glick A, Newton H, Erinne O, Riblet N. A Closer Look at Penicillin Allergy History: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Tolerance to Drug Challenge. Am J Med. 2020 Apr;133(4):452-462.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.09.017. Epub 2019 Oct 21. PMID: 31647915.

Eric Macy, N. Franklin Adkinson, The Evolution of Our Understanding of Penicillin Allergy: 1942-2022, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, Volume 11, Issue 2, 2023, Pages 405-413, ISSN 2213-2198, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2022.09.006.

https://nationalpenicillinallergyday.com/

Macy E, Adkinson NF Jr. The Evolution of Our Understanding of Penicillin Allergy: 1942-2022. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 Feb;11(2):405-413. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.09.006. Epub 2022 Sep 15. PMID: 36116763.

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