Mild cutaneous reactions to drugs

Mild cutaneous reactions to drugs

Authors

  • Giuseppe Crisafulli UO Allergologia, Dipartimento di Pediatria, Università di Messina, Italy
  • Fabrizio Franceschini UOC Pediatria, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria “Ospedali Riuniti”, Ancona, Italy
  • Silvia Caimmi Pediatric Clinic, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
  • Paolo Bottau Pediatric and Neonatology Unit, Imola Hospital, Imola (BO), Italy
  • Lucia Liotti Department of Pediatrics, Senigallia Hospital, Senigallia, Italy
  • Francesca Saretta Pediatric Department, AAS2 Bassa Friulana-Isontina, Palmanova-Latisana, Italy; Pediatric Allergy Unit, Department of Medicine, Udine, Italy
  • Roberto Bernardini Pediatric Unit, “San Giuseppe” Hospital, Empoli, Italy
  • Fabio Cardinale UOC di Pediatria, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria “Consorziale-Policlinico”, Ospedale Pediatrico Giovanni XXIII, Bari, Italy
  • Francesca Mori Allergy Unit, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Anna Meyer Children’s University Hospital, Florence, Italy
  • Carlo Caffarelli Clinica Pediatrica, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Università di Parma, Italy

Keywords:

Drug hypersensitivity reactions, children, skin test, specific IgE, drug provocation test, exanthema, urticaria

Abstract

Adverse reactions to drugs are not frequent in childhood. Cutaneous reactions are the most frequent in this age group. Mild cutaneous reactions are immediate or delayed adverse reactions that do not seriously compromise the clinical condition of children. The patients usually early improve and recover the state of health. Although it is difficult to define the prevalence accurately, we could affirm that the rate adverse reaction to drugs are often over estimated by both the families and the physicians. Therefore, children may be prone to loss of school days and inappropriate or sub-optimal treatments. However, the identification of a true adverse reaction to drugs allows adequate treatment and alert to further exposure to harmful drugs.

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Published

28-01-2019

How to Cite

1.
Crisafulli G, Franceschini F, Caimmi S, Bottau P, Liotti L, Saretta F, et al. Mild cutaneous reactions to drugs. Acta Biomed [Internet]. 2019 Jan. 28 [cited 2024 Oct. 12];90(3-S):36-43. Available from: https://www.mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/8159