Table 4. Characteristics of patients with recurrent anaphylaxis (more than 10 episodes) before their visits.

Case no.	Sex	Age at visit, year	Age at onset, year	Previous episodes	Characteristics of episodes	Triggers	Baseline tryptase	Other diseases
1	F	7	0.5	10	U, angioedema, SOB, wheezing	Milk	ND	Drug allergy
2	F	41	34	>30	U, SOB, LOC, hypotension. All episodes occurred after mild exercise	Wheat	ND	AR
3	F	30	28	>10	U, laryngeal edema, hypotension, LOC (1 episode)	Wheat	ND	None
4	M	31	27	>10	U, rhinorrhea, sneezing, wheezing, SOB, vomiting, LOC (1 episode)	Multi-food allergy (peanut, soy bean, cabbage, broccoli)	1.71	AR (mugwort and ragweed allergy)
5	F	36	36	10	U, laryngeal edema, SOB	Idiopathic	ND	None
6	F	14	13	>10	U, swelling of face, wheezing, SOB, vomiting, tachycardia;	Buckwheat	ND	None
7	M	60	46	>10	U, SOB, LOC, hypotension, loss of sphincter control	Wheat	ND	CVD
8	M	65	45	30-40	laryngeal edema, SOB, swelling of lips and tough	iIdiopathic	ND	Drug allergy, hypertension
9	F	34	30	>15	U, swelling of palm, cramping abdominal pain, diarrhea, SOB, sweating, feeling faint	Multi-food allergy (wheat, barley, oat, maize, rice, buckwheat, tomato)	ND	None
10	M	46	35	>10	U, SOB, abdominal pain, loss of sphincter control; episodes occurred after moderate exercise	Wheat	ND	None
11	F	64	53	>10	U, throat tightness, sweating, nausea, vomiting, feeling faint, LOC	Wheat	ND
12	M	52	38	>10	U, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, SOB, laryngeal edema. Episodes occurred after exercise	Wheat	ND	Drug allergy
13	M	24	13	>20	U, swelling of lips and eye, LOC, hypotension, SOB, tachycardia, nausea, vomiting	Wheat	ND	eczema
14	F	52	26	10	U, nausea, SOB, loss of sphincter, LOC	Wheat	ND	None
15	F	58	54	>40	U, swelling of face , SOB, tachycardia, LOC, loss of sphincter	Idiopathic	ND	CVD
16	F	44	38	>10	U, LOC	Wheat	ND	None
17	M	24	18	>40	U, LOC, vomiting, cramping abdominal pain	Wheat	ND	None

N, not done; U, Urticaria; LOC, loss of consciousness; SOB, short of breath; AR, allergic rhinitis; CVD, cardiovascular diseases.