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. 2022 Mar 12;129(1):88–94.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.03.006

Table 3.

Patients Referred for Evaluation After Positive Excipient Testing.

Patient Comorbidities Initial reaction First Positive testing Second testing COVID-19 vaccine
1 Drug allergy
Environmental allergy
Urticaria
Anxiety
Miralax prep complicated by vomiting and abdominal pain (+) Miralax IDT 1:100
(+) Refresh eyedrops IDT 1:10
Declined Declined
2 Drug allergy
Food allergy
Environmental allergy
Asthma
Anaphylaxis
Atopic dermatitis
Anxiety
Documented reactions to 52 allergens in EMR Reportedly (+) PEG testing (−) Miralax SPT 1:1 (170 mg/mL)
(−) Methylprednisolone acetate IDT 1:10 (4 mg/mL)
Received Pfizer
3 Drug allergy
Anaphylaxis
Anxiety
Syncope following methylprednisolone acetate, lidocaine, and bupivacaine injection (+) Miralax SPT 1:100, 1:10, 1:1
(+) Methylprednisolone acetate SPT 1:10, 1:1
(−) Miralax SPT 1:1 (170 mg/mL)
(−) Methylprednisolone acetate IDT 1:10 (4 mg/mL)
Negative local anesthetic testing
Tolerated sequential challenges with methylprednisolone acetate 16 mg intramuscularly, lidocaine 10 mg subcutaneously, bupivacaine 7.5 mg subcutaneously
Declined

Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; EMR, electronic medical record; PEG, polyethylene glycol; SPT, skin prick test.