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. 2007 Dec 15;3(4):114–122. doi: 10.1186/1710-1492-3-4-114

Table 2.

Summary of Clinical Presentations of NSAID Hypersensitivity in Preschool Children

References
Nonspecific, cross-reactive, COX inhibitor related
 ASA-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) [9-12,32]
 Angioedema/urticaria in children with chronic urticaria [33-37]
 Angioedema/urticaria in children without chronic urticaria [15,38-40]
 Mixed reactions (angioedema/urticaria and acute respiratory symptoms, bronchospasm) [15,41]
 The most common clinical manifestation of NSAID hypersensitivity at this age is facial angioedema with or without generalized urticaria [13,15]
Drug-specific, immune-mediated reactions
 Immediate single drug-mediated urticaria/angioedema [38,42]
 Delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions (eg, fixed drug eruptions and toxic epidermal necrolysis) [38,43-46]
No publications of ASA-/NSAID-induced aseptic meningitis or hypersensitivity pneumonitis were identified

ASA = acetylsalicylic acid; COX = cyclooxygenase; NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.