TY - JOUR
T1 - Managing a child with possible allergy to vaccine
AU - Caubet, Jean-Christoph
AU - Rudzeviciene, Odilija
AU - Gomes, Eva
AU - Terreehorst, Ingrid
AU - Brockow, Knut
AU - Eigenmann, Philippe A.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Similarly to other medications, vaccines may be responsible for allergic reactions. Although IgE-mediated allergies to vaccine are extremely rare, they are clearly overdiagnosed. Indeed, accurate diagnosis of vaccine allergy is important not only to prevent serious or even life-threatening reactions, but also to avoid unnecessary vaccine restriction. Systematic approaches have been proposed and, if implemented, will likely reduce the number of children being inappropriately labeled as allergic to vaccine. In diagnosis of vaccine allergy, the patient's history is central although not sufficient. In case of suspicion of an allergy, the child should be referred to an allergist in order to perform a complete allergy workup, based primarily on skin tests and/or specific IgE. Highlighting the most recent literature, this article will address the management of children with a possible allergy to vaccine
AB - Similarly to other medications, vaccines may be responsible for allergic reactions. Although IgE-mediated allergies to vaccine are extremely rare, they are clearly overdiagnosed. Indeed, accurate diagnosis of vaccine allergy is important not only to prevent serious or even life-threatening reactions, but also to avoid unnecessary vaccine restriction. Systematic approaches have been proposed and, if implemented, will likely reduce the number of children being inappropriately labeled as allergic to vaccine. In diagnosis of vaccine allergy, the patient's history is central although not sufficient. In case of suspicion of an allergy, the child should be referred to an allergist in order to perform a complete allergy workup, based primarily on skin tests and/or specific IgE. Highlighting the most recent literature, this article will address the management of children with a possible allergy to vaccine
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.12132
DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.12132
M3 - Article
C2 - 24131271
SN - 0905-6157
VL - 25
SP - 394
EP - 403
JO - Pediatric allergy and immunology
JF - Pediatric allergy and immunology
IS - 4
ER -