Table 1.
Causes of anaphylaxis
| Cause of anaphylaxis | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Idiopathic | 31 (13.1) |
| Drugs | 16 (6.7) |
| NSAIDS | 4 |
| Antibiotics | 8 |
| Drugs used in anesthesia | 3 |
| Eugenol | 1 |
| Vaccines | 28 (11.8) |
| MMR | 14 |
| Japanese encephalitis | 3 |
| DT | 2 |
| DPT | 1 |
| Pentavalent | 1 |
| Hepatitis A and B vaccine | 1 |
| PCEC | 3 |
| FDEIA | 29 (12.2) |
| Food | 90 (37.5) |
| Cows’ milk | 23 |
| Beef | 28 |
| Pork | 9 |
| Mutton | 6 |
| Gelatin | 2 |
| Eggs | 2 |
| Shellfish | 4 |
| Cuttle fish | 1 |
| Fish | 2 |
| Wheat | 3 |
| Sesame | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 8 |
| Insects | 42 (17.7) |
| Formicidae (Ant species) | 27 |
| Apidae | 3 |
| Vespidae | 8 |
| Other | 4 |
| Other (hair dye and cold urticaria) | 2 (0.0) |