Rash decisions: Unmasking a risk phenotype in adults with persistent delayed penicillin allergy sensitized during historic infection with Epstein-Barr virus

Rash decisions: Unmasking a risk phenotype in adults with persistent delayed penicillin allergy sensitized during historic infection with Epstein-Barr virus

Background: Penicillin-associated exanthems in the setting of infectious mononucleosis caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are often viewed as a transient event, not a true allergy. Recent evidence challenges this and suggests that a notable subset of patients retain penicillin hypersensitivity. Obje...

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Main Authors: Fionnuala Cox, BA Hons, PhD, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI, FRCPath, Natasha E. Holmes, MBBS, PhD, Jamie Lee Waldron, MD, Jason A. Trubiano, MBBS, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global
Subjects:
Penicillin allergy
EBV
Maculopapular exanthema
DRESS
delayed drug rash
allergy testing
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772829324001164
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