Table 1.
Main triggering agents for severe allergic reactions, according to the age of patients, registered in the Online Latin American Survey on Anaphylaxis.
| Agents | Age (year) | ||||||
| 1-4N = 51 (%) | 4-8N = 29(%) | 8-12N = 43(%) | 12-18N = 62(%) | 18-40N = 266(%) | > 40N = 168 (%) | TotalN = 634(%) | |
| Drugs - total | 5(9.8) | 2(6.9) | 10(23.3) | 20(31.7) | 88(33.1) | 73 (43.5) | 198(31.2) |
| NSAIDs | 1(1.9) | 1(3.4) | 6(14.0) | 19(30.6) | 73(27.4) | 44 (26.2) | 144(22.7) |
| Antibiotics | 4(7.8) | 1(3.4) | 4(9.3) | - | 12(4.5) | 15(8.9) | 36(5.6) |
| Others | - | - | - | 1(1.6) | 1(0.3) | 11(6.5) | 12(1,9) |
| Local anesthetics | - | - | - | - | 2(0.7) | 3(1.8) | 5(0,8) |
| Food - total | 24 (47.1) | 9(31.0) | 6(14.0) | 8(12.9) | 62(23.3) | 39 (23.2) | 148(23.3) |
| Fish/seafood | 1(1.9) | 3(10.3) | 1(2.3) | 4(6.5) | 37(14.0) | 22 (13.1) | 68(10.7) |
| Cow's milk/derivatives | 14 (27.5) | 2(6.9) | 1(2.3) | - | 1(0.3) | 2(1.2) | 20(3.2) |
| Fruits | 2(3.9) | - | 2(4.7) | 1(1.6) | 7(2.6) | 5(2.9) | 20(3.2) |
| Wheat* | - | 1(3.4) | 1(2.3) | 2(3.2) | 12(4.5) | 3(1.8) | 19(92.9) |
| Peanuts | - | 2(6.9) | - | - | 4(1.5) | 3(1.8) | 9(1.4) |
| Eggs | 6(11.8) | - | - | - | - | 1(0.6) | 7(1.1) |
| Nuts | - | 1(3.4) | 1(2.3) | 1(1.6) | 1(0.3) | 3(1.8) | 7(1.1) |
| Manioc | - | - | 2(4.7) | - | - | 1(0.6) | 3(0.4) |
| Corn | 1(1.9) | - | - | 2(3.2) | - | - | 3(0.4) |
| Insects - total | 13 (25.5) | 13(44.8) | 10(23.3) | 7(11.3) | 32(12.0) | 19 (11.3) | 94(14.8) |
| Bees | 2(3.9) | 4(13.8) | 6(14.0) | 7(11.3) | 16(6.0) | 12(7.1) | 47(2.2) |
| Ants | 9(17.6) | 8(27.6) | 1(2.3) | - | 10(3.8) | 1(0.6) | 29(4.6) |
| Wasps | 2(3.9) | 1(3.4) | 3(7.0) | - | 6(2.3) | 6(3.6) | 18(2.8) |
| Immunotherapy | - | 1(3.4) | 4(9.3) | 4(6.5) | 4(1.5) | 2(1.2) | 15(2.4) |
| Latex | - | - | - | 2(3.2) | 6(2.3) | 1(0.6) | 9(1.4) |
| Exercise | - | - | - | 1(1.6) | 2(0.7) | 2(1.2) | 5(0.8) |
| Iodinated contrasts | - | - | - | - | 1(0.3) | 2(1.2) | 3(0.4) |
*wheat contaminated with acari.
NSAIDs - non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.