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Anaphylaxis: Five Years’ Experience in the Emergency Rooms of Five University Hospitals in Korea
- Source :
- Medicina; Volume 56; Issue 12; Pages: 695, Medicina, Volume 56, Issue 12, Medicina, Vol 56, Iss 695, p 695 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background: Anaphylaxis is an allergic disease that requires special handling due to its potential fatality. Recent epidemiological data indicate that the incidence of anaphylaxis is rising. However, actual data on the prevalence or causes of anaphylaxis in Korea are limited. Methods: The emergency room attendees diagnosed with anaphylaxis between 2011 and 2015 in five university hospitals were included. Medical records were reviewed retrospectively. Results: During the 5 years, a total of 505 subjects were diagnosed with anaphylaxis. Respiratory presentations were more common in children than in adults, while adults presented more frequently with cardiovascular symptoms. Intraoral angioedema was more often observed in the countryside than in the city. Insect stings/bites were more common in the countryside than in the city. Drugs were much more common in adults than in children. In the countryside, the frequency of anaphylaxis was higher in summer and autumn than in spring and winter. The use of corticosteroids was less common in children than in adults, while children more frequently got treatment with inhaled beta 2 agonist. Conclusions: The principal causes of anaphylaxis in Korean patients were food, drugs, and stings/bites. The cause, clinical features and management of anaphylaxis were significantly different depending on age and region. These real-world data on anaphylaxis could be helpful to deepen that understanding of this condition for physicians and patients.
- Subjects :
- Adult
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Emergency rooms
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anaphylaxis
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Disease
Article
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Epidemiology
Republic of Korea
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Child
Retrospective Studies
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Angioedema
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General Medicine
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Emergency medicine
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business
Emergency Service, Hospital
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Anaphylaxis
Food Hypersensitivity
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16489144
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Medicina; Volume 56; Issue 12; Pages: 695
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c5b6e9fba40d1589b977ee667396bb9f
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56120695