Diagnostic procedures & practices in drug allergy/hypersensitivity: a survey of 13 Asian countries

Min-Moon Tang; Jie Shen Fok; Bernard Yu-Hor Thong; James Yun; Philip Hei Li; Hye-Ryun Kang; Francis Thien; Masao Yamaguchi; Michaela Lucas; Yoon-Seok Chang; Byung-Keun Kim; Mizuho Nagao; Iris Rengganis; Yi-Giien Tsai; Wen-Hung Chung; Ticha Rerkpattanapipat; Wasu Kamchaisatian; Ting Fan Leung; Joo-Yoon Ho; Luo Zhang; Amir Hamzah Abdul Latiff; Takao Fujisawa; Mariana C Castells; Pascal Demoly; Jiu Yao Wang; Ruby Pawankar

doi:10.5415/apallergy.2020.10.e36

. 2020 Oct 15;10(4):e36. doi: 10.5415/apallergy.2020.10.e36

Diagnostic procedures & practices in drug allergy/hypersensitivity: a survey of 13 Asian countries

Min-Moon Tang ¹, Jie Shen Fok ², Bernard Yu-Hor Thong ^3,^✉, James Yun ⁴, Philip Hei Li ⁵, Hye-Ryun Kang ⁶, Francis Thien ⁷, Masao Yamaguchi ⁸, Michaela Lucas ⁹, Yoon-Seok Chang ¹⁰, Byung-Keun Kim ¹¹, Mizuho Nagao ¹², Iris Rengganis ¹³, Yi-Giien Tsai ¹⁴, Wen-Hung Chung ¹⁵, Ticha Rerkpattanapipat ¹⁶, Wasu Kamchaisatian ¹⁷, Ting Fan Leung ¹⁸, Joo-Yoon Ho ¹⁹, Luo Zhang ²⁰, Amir Hamzah Abdul Latiff ²¹, Takao Fujisawa ²², Mariana C Castells ²³, Pascal Demoly ²⁴, Jiu Yao Wang ²⁵, Ruby Pawankar ²⁶

¹Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

²Department of Respiratory Medicine, Box Hill Hospital, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.

³Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.

⁴Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Division of Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

⁶Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Drug Safety Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

⁷Eastern Health, Melbourne; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

⁸Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

⁹Department of Immunology, Pathwest and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia; Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.

¹⁰Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.

¹¹Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical Center Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

¹²Allergy Center of Mie National Hospital, Tsu, Japan.

¹³Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia - Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.

¹⁴School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

¹⁵Department of Dermatology, Drug Hypersensitivity Clinical and Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung and Linkou Branches, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan.

¹⁶Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

¹⁷Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Division, Samitivej Children's Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

¹⁸Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

¹⁹Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

²⁰Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing TongRen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Nasal Diseases, Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, China.

²¹Allergy & Immunology Centre, Pantai Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

²²Allergy Center of Mie National Hospital, Tsu, Japan.

²³Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Mastocytosis Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

²⁴Division of Allergy, Department of Pulmonology, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France; UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMRS 1136, Equipe - EPAR - IPLESP, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France.

²⁵Department of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.

²⁶Department of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.

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Correspondence to Bernard Yu-Hor Thong. Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308344. Tel: +65-6357-7822, Fax: +65-6357-2686, bernard_thong@ttsh.com.sg

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Corresponding author.

PMCID: PMC7610088 PMID: 33178561

Abstract

Background

The issues and challenges in the diagnosis of drug allergy/hypersensitivity among children and adults in Asia are likely to be different from non-Asian countries.

Objective

To study the diagnostic modalities used in the evaluation and management of drug allergy/drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) among member societies of the Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI).

Methods

A questionnaire comprising 41 questions was circulated electronically to member societies and individual members of APAAACI between January 23, 2020 and March 6, 2020.

Results

Twenty-six respondents from 15 member societies and 1 individual member responded. European DHR guidelines were most commonly used. Skin prick and intradermal testing was used by 100%, with only 60% having access to commercial penicillin skin test reagents. In vitro-speciﬁc IgE tests were used by 75%, and basophil activation test by 56.3% for immediate DHR. Patch tests were used by 75% in contrast to lymphocyte transformation tests by 25% for nonimmediate DHR. Drug provocation tests were used by 68.8%, the most common indication being to exclude hypersensitivity where history/symptoms were not suggestive of drug hypersensitivity/allergy (93.3%). Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotype testing was mandatory among 25% respondents before new carbamazepine prescriptions, and 8.3% for allopurinol prescriptions.

Conclusions

There was increased use of skin testing for iodinated contrast media hypersensitivity and patch testing for nonimmediate DHR. HLA genotype testing prior to new carbamazepine, allopurinol and abacavir prescriptions remain variable despite strong associations for severe cutaneous adverse reactions with Asian ethnicity. Results of this survey form a useful framework for developing educational and training needs and for improving access to drug allergy diagnostic and treatment modalities across APAAACI member societies.

Keywords: Anaphylaxis; Contrast media; Penicillins; Pharmacogenetics, Skin tests

INTRODUCTION

Adverse drug reactions account for 1.3% to 6.2% of hospital admissions [1,2]. The prevalence of physician-reported drug allergies is 7.1% based on population-wide studies in Hong Kong [3]. Up to 14% of hospitalised patients have drug allergy labels [4]. The incidence of drug allergy or drug hypersensitivity reaction (DHR) has been reported to occur in 4.2 per 1,000 hospitalisations, based on a prospective large Asian cohort studies [5]. Drug allergy is an immunologically mediated DHR that should not be confused with intolerance or side effect that is pharmacologically mediated [6]. For example, less than 15% of patients with reported beta-lactam allergies were found to have genuine allergy after evaluation, which is similar to western cohorts [4]. A good understanding of the pathomechanism of an adverse drug reaction is therefore crucial in the correct labelling of a patient's reaction as this has significant implications in clinical management, from choice of appropriate antibiotics to prevention of a catastrophic outcome due to re-exposure [7].

As clarification of history of a drug reaction alone is sometimes insufficient to confirm a diagnosis, additional in vitro and in vivo testing are often required for further evaluation [8,9], with the objective of identifying not just the putative active ingredient of the drug, but eventually also define the phenotype and endotype associated with biomarkers of the DHR [10,11,12]. Comprehensive testing may not be possible in certain locations in the Asia-Pacific region as specialized immunology/allergy/dermatology centres that provide drug allergy testing services are not always widely available. Furthermore, there is an insufficient critical mass of allergy/immunology specialists or lack of funding in the public health system [13]. Knowledge gaps on drug allergy/hypersensitivity among health care providers [14], infrastructural and access issues in different geographical regions further contribute to heterogeneous practices in drug allergy diagnostics within many geographical regions [15].

In this study, we sought to survey the diagnostic procedures and practices in drug allergy/hypersensitivity among member countries of APAAACI. The speciﬁc objectives of this survey were (1) to increase the regional awareness on the requirement of specialized/dedicated allergy clinics/centres for drug allergy testing; (2) to train allergists in performing diagnostic tests; as well as (3) to facilitate exchange of knowledge and research collaborations among society members.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The questionnaire was initiated and circulated to members of the APAAACI Drug Allergy Special Committee for evaluation in November 2019 through the software SurveyMonkey® (SurveyMonkey, San Mateo, CA, USA). The questions covered both diagnostic and therapeutic practices in drug allergy/hypersensitivity. The ﬁnal questionnaire comprised a total of 41 questions, which was approved by the entire committee (Supplementary material 1). The questionnaire was then converted into a web-based questionnaire by the APAAACI Secretariat and sent electronically to 15 member societies and 3 individual members of APAAACI. All respondents were given 6 weeks (January 23, 2020 to March 6, 2020) to reply with a final reminder at the end of 6 weeks. The responses were then collated by the APAAACI Secretariat, and the numbers and percentages of respondents for each question were collated.

RESULTS

A total of 16 respondents representing 13 Asian countries participated in the survey as shown in Table 1. Respondents comprised 13 of 15 member societies and 1 of 3 individual members. Member societies submitted from 1 to 4 responses each as some delegated the respondents to key members from paediatrics or adult allergy, or to other subspecialties primarily involved in the evaluation of drug allergy/hypersensitivity in their country e.g., dermatology. The total of 26 responses were then consolidated. Some respondents left questions which they were unable to answer blank, hence the total number of responses (n) were less than the number of respondents (N) for several questions.

Table 1. Characteristics of respondents.

Characteristic		No. (%)
No. of respondents from the APAAACI Member Society^* (n = 26)
	Korean Academy of Asthma Allergy and Clinical Immunology (KAAACI)	4 (15.4)
	Allergy and Clinical Immunology Society (Singapore) (ACIS)	3 (11.5)
	Hong Kong Institute of Allergy (HKIA)	3 (11.5)
	Japanese Society of Allergology (JSA)	3 (11.5)
	Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)	2 (7.7)
	Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology (MSAI)	2 (7.7)
	Philippines Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (PSAAI)	2 (7.7)
	Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Association of Thailand (AAIAT)	1 (3.8)
	Bangladesh Society of Allergy and Immunology (BSAI)	1 (3.8)
	Chinese Society of Allergology (CSA)	1 (3.8)
	Indian College of Allergy, Asthma and Applied Immunology (ICAAI)	1 (3.8)
	Indonesian Society of Allergy and Immunology (ISAI)	1 (3.8)
	Mongolian Society of Allergology (MSA)	1 (3.8)
	Individual members	1 (3.8)
Composition of APAAACI respondents (n = 26)
	Member society	25 (96.2)
	Individual member	1 (3.8)
Types of clinic that perform evaluation of drug hypersensitivity (n = 16)
	Allergy clinic	16 (100)
	Dermatology clinic	11 (68.8)
Category of clinics (n = 16)
	Adult	14 (87.5)
	Paediatric	12 (75.0)
Tests available (n = 16)
	Skin prick test and intradermal test	16 (100)
	Serum tryptase	13 (86.7)
	Specific IgE in vitro tests	12 (75.0)
	Drug patch test	12 (75.0)
	Pharmacogenomic tests	12 (75.0)
	Drug provocation tests	11 (68.8)
	Basophil activation test	9 (56.3)
	Lymphocyte transformation test	8 (50.0)

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^*Nonresponders: Allergy and Immunology Society of Sri Lanka (AISS) and Taiwan Academy of Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology (TAAACI).

There were dedicated allergy clinics in all countries surveyed to perform drug allergy/DHR tests while 68.8% also performed these tests in dermatology clinics. Among the respondents, there were more of such services in adult (87.4%) than paediatric (75.0%) clinics; with the number of adult clinics ranging from 1 to 37 per country, to 1 to 10 paediatric clinics per country. Various published international or regional guidelines were used by the respondents while performing drug hypersensitivity diagnostic procedures as shown in Table 2 [16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52]. Among these, the guidelines from The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) were the most widely used by as shown in Table 3, as EAACI's European Network for Drug Allergy (ENDA) had the most number of published drug allergy/hypersensitivity guidelines pertaining to the evaluation of specific drug classes e.g., beta-lactam antibiotics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Table 2. Guidelines used for references (n = 16).

Guideline		No.
Drug allergy
	EAACI position paper on how to classify cutaneous manifestations of drug hypersensitivity 2019	13
	Drug allergy: an updated practice parameter 2010	7
	Drug allergy passport and other documentation for patients with drug hypersensitivity – an ENDA/EAACI Drug Allergy Interest Group Position Paper 2016	3
	In vitro tests for drug hypersensitivity reactions: an ENDA/EAACI Drug Allergy Interest Group position paper 2016	2
	BSACI guidelines for the management of drug allergy 2009	1
	EAACI task force report: recognising the potential of the primary care physician in the diagnosis and management of drug hypersensitivity 2018	1
Antibiotic allergy
	Towards a more precise diagnosis of hypersensitivity to beta-lactams — an EAACI position paper	11
	Hypersensitivity reactions to non–beta-lactam antimicrobial agents, a statement of the WAO special committee on drug allergy 2013	4
	Update on the evaluation of hypersensitivity reactions to beta-lactams. Allergy 2009	3
	Diagnosis of Immediate Allergic Reactions to Beta-Lactam Antibiotics 2003	3
NSAIDs hypersensitivity
	Hypersensitivity to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) – classification, diagnosis and management: review of the EAACI/ENDA and GA2LEN/HANNA	9
	Statement of the Spanish Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology on provocation tests with aspirin/nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 2020	2
Intraoperative anaphylaxis/anaesthetic agents
	EAACI position paper on the investigation of perioperative immediate hypersensitivity reactions 2019	9
	BSACI guidelines for the investigation of suspected anaphylaxis during general anaesthesia 2010	2
Radiocontrast media
	Management of hypersensitivity reactions to iodinated contrast media 2005	5
	Clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and management of hypersensitivity reactions to contrast media 2016	3
Vaccine adverse reactions
	Administration of influenza vaccines to egg allergic recipients: a practice parameter update 2017	7
	Adverse reactions to vaccines practice parameter 2012 update	3
Skin tests
	In vivo diagnosis of allergic diseases -- allergen provocation tests 2015	7
	Skin test concentrations for systemically administered drugs -- an ENDA/EAACI Drug Allergy Interest Group position paper 2013	5
	ASCIA skin prick test manual 2016	5
	Patch testing in nonimmediate drug eruptions 2008	1
	Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter 2008	4
In vitro tests
	In vitro tests for drug hypersensitivity reactions: an ENDA/EAACI Drug Allergy Interest Group position paper 2016	4
	The clinical utility of basophil activation testing in diagnosis and monitoring of allergic disease 2015	2
Drug provocation test
	Risk and safety requirements for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in allergology: World Allergy Organization Statement 2016	6
	EAACI/GA2LEN guideline: aspirin provocation tests for diagnosis of aspirin hypersensitivity 2007	4
	Drug provocation testing in the diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity reactions: general considerations 2003	4
Desensitization
	Desensitization in delayed drug hypersensitivity reactions -- an EAACI position paper of the Drug Allergy Interest Group 2013	8
	General considerations on rapid desensitization for drug hypersensitivity - a consensus statement 2010	3
Pharmacogenomic testing
	Clinical pharmacogenetics implementation consortium of the pharmacogenomics	3
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
	UK guidelines for the management of Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis in adults 2016	4
Mastocytosis and mast cell activation syndromes
	Drug hypersensitivity in clonal mast cell disorders: ENDA/EAACI position paper 2015	3
	Mastocytosis and allergic diseases 2014	1
Paediatric drug allergy
	Diagnosis and management of drug-induced anaphylaxis in children: an EAACI position paper 2019	7
	Drug allergy: diagnosis and management of drug allergy in adults, children and young people 2014	4
	EAACI/ENDA position paper: diagnosis and management of hypersensitivity reactions to NSAIDs in children and adolescents 2018	3
	The RCPCH care pathway for children with drug allergies: an evidence and consensus based national approach 2011	1

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EAACI, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; ENDA, European Network for Drug Allergy; BSACI, British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; WAO, World Allergy Organization; ASCIA, Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy; GA2LEN, Global Allergy and Asthma European Network; RCPCH, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Table 3. Clinical guidelines used by respondents in the assessment of drug hypersensitivity (n = 16).

Guideline	No. (%)
EAACI position paper on how to classify cutaneous manifestations of drug hypersensitivity 2019	13 (81.3)
Towards a more precise diagnosis of hypersensitivity to beta-lactams — an EAACI position paper	11 (68.8)
Hypersensitivity to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs – classification, diagnosis and management: review of the EAACI/ENDA and GA2LEN/HANNA	9 (56.3)
EAACI position paper on the investigation of perioperative immediate hypersensitivity reactions 2019	9 (56.3)
Desensitization in delayed drug hypersensitivity reactions -- an EAACI position paper of the Drug Allergy Interest Group 2013	8 (50.0)
Diagnosis and management of drug-induced anaphylaxis in children: an EAACI position paper 2019	7 (43.8)
In vivo diagnosis of allergic diseases--allergen provocation tests 2015	7 (43.8)
Drug allergy: an updated practice parameter 2010	7 (43.8)
Administration of influenza vaccines to egg allergic recipients: a practice parameter update 2017	7 (43.8)
Risk and safety requirements for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in allergology: World Allergy Organization Statement 2016	6 (37.5)
Skin test concentrations for systemically administered drugs -- an ENDA/EAACI Drug Allergy Interest Group position paper 2013	5 (31.3)
Management of hypersensitivity reactions to iodinated contrast media 2005	5 (31.3)
ASCIA skin prick test manual 2016	5 (31.3)

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EAACI, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; ENDA, European Network for Drug Allergy; GA2LEN, Global Allergy and Asthma European Network; HANNA, European Network on Hypersensitivity to Aspirin and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs; ASCIA, Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy.

In the investigation of immediate DHR, measurement of serum tryptase was available among 86.7% of respondents. All clinics performed skin prick and intradermal tests. The drugs most commonly skin-tested were cephalosporins (86.7%), penicillins (80.0%), general anaesthesia (73.3%), and local (66.7%) anaesthetic agents as shown in Table 4. Majority obtained penicilloyl polylysine (PPL) (60.0%) and minor determinant mix (66.7%) commercially. In most instances, the clinicians (allergists/dermatologist) prepared the drugs themselves for skin tests. Commercially available specific IgE in vitro tests such as ImmunoCAP (Phadia AB, Uppsala, Sweden) (92.9%) and Radioallergosorbent test (25.7%) were available in 10 countries. In-house preparation of specific IgE tests was produced in 5 countries. The drugs commonly tested using these in vitro methods included penicilloyl G (61.5%); penicilloyl V, ampicilloyl, amoxicilloyl (55.5% respectively), and cefaclor (46.2% respectively). The basophil activation test was available for 60.0% respondents.

Table 4. Investigations for immediate drug hypersensitivity.

Characteristic			No. (%)
Skin prick test and intradermal test
	Drugs commonly tested (n = 15)
		Cephalosporins	13 (86.7)
		Penicillin	12 (80.0)
		General anaesthetic agents	11 (73.3)
		Local Anaesthetic agents	10 (66.7)
		Radiocontrast media	9 (60)
		NSAIDs	6 (40)
		Carbapenems	4 (26.7)
		Non–beta-lactam antibiotics	4 (26.7)
	Source of penicilloyl polylysine (n = 10)
		Diater®	6 (60.0)
		In-house	3 (30.0)
	Source of minor determinant mix (n = 9)
		Diater®	6 (66.7)
		In-house	3 (33.3)
	Persons who prepare the drugs for skin testing (n = 15)
		Allergist	15 (100)
		Nurse/clinicians/specialist	4 (26.7)
		Pharmacist	3 (20.0)
		Dermatologist	1 (6.7)
Specific IgE in vitro tests
	Types of available assay (n = 15)
		Commercial	8 (53.3)
		In-house preparation	3 (20.0)
		Both	2 (13.3)
		Neither	2 (13.3)
	Types of commercial assay used (n = 14)
		CAP-FEIA (Phadia ImmunoCAP®)	13 (92.9)
		RAST (Radioallergosorbent test®)	5 (35.7)
	Drugs commonly tested using these in vitro methods (n = 13)
		Penicilloyl G	8 (61.5)
		Penicilloyl V	7 (53.8)
		Ampicilloyl	7 (53.8)
		Amoxicilloyl	7 (53.8)
		Alfa-gal	6 (46.2)
		Cefaclor	6 (46.2)
		Chlorhexidine	2 (15.4)
		Gelatin	2 (15.4)
		General anaesthetic agents	2 (15.4)
		NSAIDs	2 (15.4)
		Suxamethonium	2 (15.4)
		Cephalosporins	1 (7.7)
		Morphine	1 (7.7)
		Pholcodine	1 (7.7)
No. with serum tryptase available for test (n = 15)			13 (86.7)
No. with basophil activation test available for drug hypersensitivity (n = 15)			9 (60.0)

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NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Drug patch testing was available to 75.0% respondents for the investigation of nonimmediate (delayed) DHR. Antibiotics (beta-lactams and non–beta-lactams) (83.3%) and antiepileptics (58.3%) were the most frequently patch-tested drugs as shown in Table 5. Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) (75.0%), drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome/drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) (66.7%), acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP), and maculopapular eruptions (58.3% respectively) were the common indications for drug patch testing. Most (75.0%) used the commercialized form of drugs prepared in-house, in both 10% and 30% dilution using petrolatum (or aqueous) to perform the patch test. Less than half of the respondents tested the colouring (41.7%), and preservative (33.0%). All performed the first patch test reading after 48 hours of occlusion. Only 69.2% performed the second reading at 96 hours, and 15.4% performed a day-7 reading.

Table 5. Investigations for nonimmediate (delayed) drug hypersensitivity.

Characteristic			No. (%)
Drug patch test
	Drugs commonly tested (n = 12)
		Antibiotics (beta-lactam)	10 (83.3)
		Antibiotic (non–beta-lactams)	10 (83.3)
		Antiepileptics	7 (58.3)
		Antituberculous drugs	5 (41.7)
		NSAIDs and Selective COX-2 inhibitor	5 (41.7)
		Cotrimoxazole	5 (41.7)
		Radiocontrast media	2 (16.7)
		Hydroxyzine	1 (8.3)
		Corticosteroids	1 (8.3)
	Indications (n = 12)
		Stevens-Johnson syndrome	9 (75)
		Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome	8 (66.7)
		Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis	7 (58.3)
		Maculopapular eruption	7 (58.3)
		Toxic epidermal necrolysis	6 (50.0)
		Fixed drug eruption	6 (50.0)
		Drug-induced immune-bullous eruptions	3 (25.0)
		Drug-induced lupus erythematosus	3 (25.0)
		Symmetrical drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema	3 (25.0)
		Drug-induced vasculitis	3 (25.0)
	Used in clinical or research setting (n = 13)
		Clinical	9 (69.2)
		Research	2 (15.4)
		Both	2 (15.4)
	Formulation of drugs (n = 12)
		Commercialized form of drugs	9 (75.0)
		Pure substance	5 (41.7)
	Dilution of drugs (n = 13)
		10% and 30%	8 (61.5)
		1%	6 (46.2)
		5%	3 (23.1)
		0.1%	3 (23.1)
	Vehicle used (n = 13)
		Petrolatum	11 (84.6)
		Water	5 (38.5)
		Alcohol	1 (7.7)
	Source of drugs for patch test (n = 13)
		In-house	9 (69.2)
		Chemotechnique®	3 (23.1)
		Commercial	2 (15.4)
	Other agent tested (n = 12)
		Photoallergen	7 (58.3)
		Colouring	5 (41.7)
		Preservative	4 (33.3)
		Excipient	3 (25.0)
	Reading of patch test (n = 13)
		48 Hours	13 (100)
		96 Hours	9 (69.2)
		20 Minutes	2 (15.4)
		Day 7	2 (15.4)
Lymphocyte transformation test (LTT)
	Type of LTT service (n = 8)
		Research	6 (75.0)
		Clinical	1 (12.5)
		Clinical and research	1 (12.5)
	Facility that provide LTT (n = 8)
		In-house	4 (50.0)
		Another facility within the country	4 (50.0)
	Drugs tested using LTT (n = 7)
		NSAIDs and Selective COX-2 inhibitor	3 (42.9)
		Contact allergens	3 (42.9)
		Antibiotics (beta-lactam)	2 (28.6)
		Antituberculous drugs	2 (28.6)
		Antibiotic (non–beta-lactams)	1 (14.3)
		Antiepileptics	1 (14.3)

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NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Lymphocyte transformation test (LTT) was only used in research settings among 75% of respondents, while only 12.5% used LTT for research and clinical care. The drugs tested by LTT were mainly NSAIDs and selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors (42.9% respectively); beta-lactam antibiotics and antituberculous drugs (28.6% respectively).

Drug provocation test (DPT) was performed by 93.8% respondents mainly to exclude the diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity for nonsuggestive history or nonspecific symptoms (93.3%) as shown in Table 6. Preparation of drugs for drug provocation was done mainly by doctors (80.0%). Almost all performed open DPT (93.3%) with only 33.3% doing single-blind placebo control DPT. None routinely performed double blind placebo control drug provocation. The most common route of administration of the challenge drug was oral using tablet, syrup, or capsule. For the diagnosis of aspirin hypersensitivity, aspirin provocation was performed in all countries with oral provocation (100.0%) as the most common route used.

Table 6. Drug provocation tests.

Characteristic			No. (%)
Indications (n = 15)
	To exclude hypersensitivity (for nonsuggestive history/nonspecific symptoms)		14 (93.3)
	To exclude cross-reactivity of related drugs in proven hypersensitivity (e.g., cephalosporin in a penicillin allergic)		12 (80.0)
	To provide safe pharmacologically/structurally nonrelated drugs in proven hypersensitivity (e.g., beta-lactam)		11 (73.3)
	Definitive diagnosis in suggestive history with negative, nonconclusive or nonavailable allergological tests		11 (73.3)
Preparation of drugs (n = 15)
	Doctor		12 (80.0)
	Pharmacist		6 (40.0)
	Nurse		5 (33.3)
Types of provocation (n = 15)
	Open challenge		14 (93.3)
	Single blind placebo control		5 (33.3)
Routes of administration (n = 15)
	Oral
		Tablet	14 (93.3)
		Syrup	11 (73.3)
		Capsule	8 (53.3)
	Intravenous		9 (60.0)
	Subcutaneous		6 (40.0)
	Intramuscular		1 (6.7)
The common routes of aspirin provocation (n = 15)
	Oral		15 (100)
	Bronchial (inhalation) L-lysine-aspirin challenge		1 (6.7)

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Pharmacogenetics testing for HLA-B*15:02 prior to prescribing carbamazepine, HLA-B*58:01 for allopurinol, and HLA-B*57:01 for abacavir, was not mandatory or recommended by local pharmacoregulatory agencies in the majority of countries in the region as shown in Table 7.

Table 7. Pharmacogenetics testing.

Characteristic		No. (%)
Mandatory testing before prescribing (n = 12)
	None of the drugs below	7 (58.3)
	HLA-B*1502 (carbamazepine)	3 (25.0)
	HLA-B*5701 (abacavir)	2 (16.7)
	HLA-B*5801 (allopurinol)	1 (8.3)
Recommended testing before prescribing (n = 11)
	None of the drugs below	5 (45.5)
	HLA-B*5801 (allopurinol)	4 (36.4)
	HLA-B*1502 (carbamazepine)	3 (27.3)
	HLA-B*5701 (abacavir)	0 (0)

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HLA, human leukocyte antigen.

DISCUSSION

Since the World Allergy Organization (WAO) International Survey on Diagnostic Procedures and Therapies in Drug Allergy/Hypersensitivity was carried out and published almost a decade ago [53], there have been several other physician surveys on the diagnosis and management of drug allergy/hypersensitivity to date. By far the area with the highest priority has been on penicillin [54] and beta-lactam allergy [55], with surveys led by EAACI's ENDA group and the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology [56]. There have also been other surveys done specifically by specialists involved in the management of specific DHRs, e.g., aspirin desensitization for coronary artery disease among interventional cardiologists [57], and SJS/toxic epidermal necrolysis among directors managing Burns Units in the United States [58].

In the WAO 2009 survey, APAAACI member countries comprised 26.4% of the 82 responses from the then 77 regional and national member societies of WAO. Since then, there have been several significant changes in the practice of drug allergy/DHR in our region. Firstly, we have had new member societies join APAAACI since the 2009 survey: Bangladesh Society of Allergy and Immunology, Mongolian Society of Allergology and Allergy and Clinical Immunology Society of Sri Lanka. In addition, we also have 2 individual members from Pakistan and 1 from Myanmar, representing countries with emerging interests in allergy and clinical immunology. As such this is likely to contribute to an increase in the number of new allergy/immunology practices within our region.

Secondly, there are now also many more published international and regional guidelines on important areas in drug allergy/hypersensitivity, including risk and safety requirements for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures [23], desensitization [44,45], pharmacogenetic testing [46], and paediatric drug allergy [50,51,52]. In contrast to 2009 where the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology/American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Practice Parameters were the most commonly accessed, this has since been overtaken by the EAACI/ENDA guidelines.

In terms of diagnostic tests, the use of skin prick and intradermal tests for immediate DHR appears to be similar to 2009, with similar types of drugs being the most commonly tested (beta-lactam antibiotics, general and local anaesthetic agents). However, in our current survey, there are 2 interesting trends. Firstly, there were marginally more respondents who answered to do skin testing for cephalosporins than penicillins. This may be a reflection of the increasing use of cephalosporins in Asia and hence increase in DHR [59]; intermittent difficulties in accessing commercial PPL and minor determinants, and emerging safety data of direct amoxicillin oral provocation tests in low-risk patients without the need for prior skin testing [60]. Secondly, iodinated contrast media (ICM) has now emerged as one of the “new” drugs for which skin testing has become increasingly used, likely for several reasons. These include the increasing incidence of solid organ cancers in the region, in particular with our ageing population; the increasing need for repeated computed tomography scans/magnetic resonance imaging for follow-up and surveillance increasing the risk of developing DHR, and because of the extensive work done by our colleagues in Korea on ICM hypersensitivity [61].

For nonimmediate DHR, in contrast to 2009, there is now increased use of drug patch tests in particular for beta-lactam and non–beta-lactam antibiotics, antiepileptic drugs and antituberculous drugs; and for selected patients with more severe reactions like SJS, DRESS, and AGEP [62]. These are much easier to carry out and interpret when performed by physicians trained in doing and interpreting these tests e.g., dermatologists, than setting up in vitro assays like LTT and enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (Elispot) assays [63]. Many of the in vitro tests for nonimmediate reactions remain limited in their use to academic medical centres with links to research laboratories which carry out these tests. With the recognition of phenotypes and endotypes in various DHR, measurement of different cytokines, such as gamma-interferon, interleukin (IL)-5, IL-6, and IL-10 may in future be increasingly useful for the diagnosis of nonimmediate reactions [9,11].

In the area of pharmacogenomic testing, even though there has been increasing interest in the risk of severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR) in Asians with the use of carbamazepine and allopurinol, it may appear unusual that to date less than half the countries in the APAACI region mandate HLA genotype testing prior to prescription. This is likely to be due to heterogeneous ethnicities even within the same geographical region limiting the positive predictive value of testing, different health care financing systems, relatively high costs of HLA testing which may not be government subsidized, and limited availability to alternative lower-cost drugs that make mandatory testing not cost-effective, especially in countries where healthcare financing is based on a copayment system rather than universal health care [64,65,66,67,68]. Nonetheless, nongenetic risk factors (e.g., chronic kidney disease) [69] and other HLA-genetic risk factors [70] need to be considered in the risk stratification for high-risk drugs like allopurinol.

There are several limitations in this survey. Firstly, the difficulties with validation, equity, and interpretation of responses. For instance, one centre in a large country with a large population that performs all the possible investigations available may seem to suggest that all types of tests are widely available. However, this is not the case as a vast majority of the population will not be able to access the service due to limited availability or difficulties accessing specialist centres e.g., rural practices. Likewise, for economies of scale, there may only be 1 or 2 centres in each country that performs ICM skin tests versus multiple centres in one country that performs ICM skin tests but none in others. Thus, the overall results of this survey will need to be geographically contextualized.

Secondly, we did not look at the discrepancies among responses within a member society, nor ask that each society consolidate responses on behalf of the member society. The survey was administered unfortunately when Asia was just at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, so it was not feasible to coordinate responses. Discrepancies may or may not be present depending on whether the respondents consolidated responses on behalf of his/her geographical region or forwarded to members actively involved in managing drug allergy patients, and if so whether adult or paediatrics or both.

Thirdly, the types and frequency of tests used may be a result of differences in the type of practice of the respondents, and composition of the base-specialties in the allergy/immunology community managing drug allergy/hypersensitivity in the region. Between adult and paediatric allergists, the scope of procedures used (e.g., direct amoxicillin challenges being safe in low-risk children without a need for skin tests [71]); and the scope of drugs tested may differ (e.g., anaphylaxis to general anaesthetic agents being more common among adults than children). Some practices may also manage both children and adults. Likewise, allergists with dermatology as a base-specialty may also perform patch tests more frequently than nondermatologists.

Fourthly, there are other areas in which this survey has merely provided preliminary information for which further details are lacking. Examples include differences between adult and paediatric drug allergy/hypersensitivity clinical practices, the use of intradermal testing with delayed readings for nonimmediate reactions, and variations in DPT protocols e.g., the use a single dose versus multidose DPT, in particular beta-lactam allergy. As this survey was already considerably lengthy, follow-up surveys on these specific areas of interest will be considered.

In conclusion, notable changes in the past decade in drug allergy/hypersensitivity diagnostics within our region include increased use of European guidelines from EAACI/ENDA, use of skin testing for ICM hypersensitivity and drug patch testing for nonimmediate drug hypersensitivity. The use of HLA genotype testing prior to new carbamazepine, allopurinol and abacavir prescriptions remain variable throughout the region despite strong associations of SCAR with Asian ethnicity for a variety of reasons. The results of this survey form a useful framework for developing educational and training needs and for improving access to drug allergy diagnostic and treatment modalities across APAAACI member societies.

Footnotes

Conflict of Interest: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.

Author Contributions:

Conceptualization: Ruby Pawankar, Bernard Y Thong.
Data curation: Min Moon Tang, Jie-Shen Fok, Philip Li, James Yun, Bernard Y Thong.
Formal analysis: Min Moon Tang, Jie-Shen Fok, Philip Li, James Yun, Bernard Y Thon.
Methodology: Ruby Pawankar, Bernard Y Thong.
Project administration: Ruby Pawankar, Bernard Y Thong.
Writing - original draft: Min Moon Tang, Jie-Shen Fok, Bernard Y Thong.
Writing - review & editing: Min Moon Tang, Jie-Shen Fok, Philip Li, James Yun, Hye-Ryun Kang, Francis Thien, Bernard Y Thong.

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Diagnostic procedures & practices in drug allergy/hypersensitivity: a survey of 13 Asian countries

Min-Moon Tang

Jie Shen Fok

Bernard Yu-Hor Thong

James Yun

Philip Hei Li

Hye-Ryun Kang

Francis Thien

Masao Yamaguchi

Michaela Lucas

Yoon-Seok Chang

Byung-Keun Kim

Mizuho Nagao

Iris Rengganis

Yi-Giien Tsai

Wen-Hung Chung

Ticha Rerkpattanapipat

Wasu Kamchaisatian

Ting Fan Leung

Joo-Yoon Ho

Luo Zhang

Amir Hamzah Abdul Latiff

Takao Fujisawa

Mariana C Castells

Pascal Demoly

Jiu Yao Wang

Ruby Pawankar

Abstract

Background

Objective

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INTRODUCTION

MATERIALS AND METHODS

RESULTS

Table 1. Characteristics of respondents.

Table 2. Guidelines used for references (n = 16).

Table 3. Clinical guidelines used by respondents in the assessment of drug hypersensitivity (n = 16).

Table 4. Investigations for immediate drug hypersensitivity.

Table 5. Investigations for nonimmediate (delayed) drug hypersensitivity.

Table 6. Drug provocation tests.

Table 7. Pharmacogenetics testing.

DISCUSSION

Footnotes

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL

References

Associated Data

Supplementary Materials

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