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Drug Allergy Testing

Drug Allergy Testing

David Khan | Aleena Banerji

(2017)

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Abstract

With a focus on improving diagnosis and treatment, Drug Allergy Testing is your new go-to resource for understanding various drug allergies and testing methods, the epidemiology of and economic impact of drug allergies, and new drug and allergy developments.

  • Features a wealth of up-to-date information for allergists, immunologists, and primary care physicians who diagnose and treat patients with drug allergies and hypersensitivity.
  • Covers the basics of drug allergy evaluation and management as well as specific drugs including antibiotics, ASA/NSAIDs, chemotherapeutic agents and monoclonal antibodies.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Drug Allergy Testing i
Drug Allergy Testing iii
Copyright iv
List of Contributors v
Preface: Drug Allergy Testing ix
Contents xi
1 - Epidemiology of Drug Allergy 1
DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS 2
SEVERE CUTANEOUS ADVERSE REACTIONS 3
ANAPHYLAXIS 4
PEDIATRIC DRUG ALLERGY 4
LIMITATIONS IN DIAGNOSIS 5
RISK FACTORS 5
GENETICS 5
CONCLUSIONS 6
REFERENCES 6
2 - Economic Impact of Drug Allergy 11
INTRODUCTION 11
COST OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS, ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS, AND HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS 11
Cost of Adverse Drug Events and Adverse Drug Reactions 11
Cost of Hypersensitivity Reactions 11
COSTS OF OVERREPORTING ALLERGIES 13
COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSES IN DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY 15
Genetic Screening in Drug Hypersensitivity 15
Aspirin Desensitization 16
SUMMARY 16
REFERENCES 16
3 - Drug Allergy: Definitions and Phenotypes 19
DEFINITIONS 19
PHENOTYPING OF DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS BY CHRONOLOGY 20
PHENOTYPING OF DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS BY CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 23
Clinical Phenotypes Often Associated With Immediate (Acute) Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions and typical elicitors 23
Urticaria and angioedema 23
Anaphylaxis 23
Maculopapular exanthem 24
Symmetric drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthem 24
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis 24
Bullous exanthems 24
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms 24
Fixed drug eruption 25
Vasculitis 25
Organ-specific and miscellaneous drug reactions 25
Drug-induced autoimmune disease 25
REFERENCES 25
4 - Immune Mechanisms of Drug Allergy 27
INTRODUCTION 27
Gell-Coombs Classification of Immune-Mediated Adverse Drug Reactions 27
THE IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS OF T CELL–MEDIATED DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY SYNDROME: ESTABLISHED MODELS 30
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis 31
Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms 31
Drug-Specific Models: The Aromatic Amine Anticonvulsants 33
Drug-Specific Models: Allopurinol 33
Drug-Specific Models: Abacavir Hypersensitivity Syndrome 34
Unexplained Features of T Cell–Mediated Adverse Drug Reactions 34
FUTURE RESEARCH AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE 35
ABBREVIATIONS 36
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 36
REFERENCES 36
5 - Pharmacogenomics of Drug Allergy 39
INTRODUCTION 39
REACTIONS LACKING IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY 41
Reactions With a Pharmacologic Component 41
Reactions With an Off-Target Pharmacologic and/or Immunologic Component 41
Non-IgE-mediated mast-cell activation 41
Aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease 42
Other NSAID reactions. Cutaneous hypersensitivities to aspirin and other NSAID drugs can be classified as per the European Acade... 43
Drug-induced thrombocytopenia 43
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Heparin and related anticoagulants are associated with the development of heparin-induced thro... 43
REACTIONS INVOLVING IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY 44
Immediate/Accelerated Immune-Mediated Reactions 44
Delayed Immune Reactions 44
Human leukocyte antigen 44
PHARMACOGENOMIC SCREENING 44
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 49
REFERENCES 49
6 - Cutaneous Reactions to Drugs 53
INTRODUCTION 53
LYMPHOCYTIC AND EOSINOPHILIC EXANTHEMS 53
Morbilliform Exanthem Versus Drug Hypersensitivity 53
Drug-Induced Lichenoid Eruptions 54
Symmetric Drug-Related Intertriginous and Flexural Exanthema 54
NEUTROPHILIC EXANTHEMS 55
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis 55
Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis 56
Drug-Induced Sweet Syndrome 56
URTICARIA, ANGIOEDEMA, AND ANAPHYLAXIS 56
DRUG-INDUCED VASCULITIC REACTIONS 57
SEVERE ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS 58
Erythema Multiforme 58
Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms 58
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis 60
DRUG-INDUCED ACANTHOLYTIC DISORDERS 61
Pemphigus 61
Pemphigoid 62
OTHER ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS 63
Fixed Drug Eruption 63
Acneiform Eruptions 63
Pigmentary Disorders 64
Nail Disorders 65
Noncicatricial Alopecia 66
Pruritus Without Rash 66
REFERENCES 66
7 - Basics of Skin Testing and Drug Challenges 73
SKIN TESTING 73
Cephalosporin antibiotics 75
Monobactam antibiotics 76
Carbapenem antibiotics 76
Non-β-Lactam Antibiotics 76
Macrolide antibiotics 76
Quinolone antibiotics 76
Sulfonamide antibiotics 76
Other antibiotics 76
Aspirin and Nonsteroidal Drugs 76
Chemotherapy Drugs 78
Biologics and Monoclonal Antibodies 78
Perioperative Drugs (Including Local Anesthetics) 78
Radiocontrast Media 78
Corticosteroids 78
Heparins 79
DRUG CHALLENGES 79
REFERENCES 81
8 - In Vitro and In Vivo Tests for Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions 85
INTRODUCTION 85
SKIN TESTING 86
DRUG PROVOCATION TESTING 87
IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING 87
MEDIATORS OF AN ALLERGIC REACTION 88
Measuring Histamine and Histamine Metabolites 88
Serum Tryptase 88
IN VITRO TESTING FOR SPECIFIC IGE-MEDIATED AND NON-IGE-MEDIATED REACTIONS 88
Mediator Release Assays (Histamine and CysLTs) 90
Basophil Activation Test 90
ASSESSING T CELL–MEDIATED DRUG ALLERGY 90
Patch Testing 90
Intracutaneous Testing With Delayed Readings 91
Human Leukocyte Antigen Typing for Drug Hypersensitivity Screening 91
Lymphocyte Transformation Testing 91
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Spot Assays 92
Combining Tests to Increase Sensitivity 92
SKIN BIOPSY 92
CONCLUSION 92
ABBREVIATIONS 93
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 93
REFERENCES 93
9 - Drug Desensitization 97
POSSIBLE MECHANISMS 98
DESENSITIZATION PROCESS 99
PRETREATMENT 99
BREAKTHROUGH REACTIONS DURING DESENSITIZATION 101
OUTCOMES 101
REFERENCES 101
10 - Penicillins 103
INTRODUCTION 103
THE EARLY PENICILLIN HYPERSENSITIVITY OBSERVATIONS 104
PENICILLIN SPECIFIC T CELLS RESPONSIBLE FOR DELAYED-ONSET PENICILLIN HYPERSENSITIVITY 104
ANTIPENICILLIN IGG AND SERUM SICKNESS–LIKE REACTIONS 105
OTHER SERIOUS PENICILLIN-ASSOCIATED ADVERSE REACTIONS 105
WHY PENICILLIN “ALLERGY” IS STILL SO COMMON 106
PENICILLIN BIOCHEMISTRY AND EARLY PENICILLIN SKIN TEST STUDIES 106
PENICILLIN ALLERGY TESTING TODAY 107
THE SAFETY AND CURRENT INDICATIONS FOR A DIRECT ORAL CHALLENGE TO VERIFY ACUTE PENICILLIN TOLERANCE 108
PENICILLIN SKIN TESTING BEFORE ORAL CHALLENGE 109
Adverse Reactions Associated With Penicillin Skin Testing 109
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ANTIPENICILLIN IGE BLOOD ALLERGY TESTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY CLINICALLY USEFUL 110
RESENSITIZATION 110
DESENSITIZATION 110
CONCLUSIONS 111
REFERENCES 111
11 - Cephalosporin Allergy 115
INTRODUCTION 115
CEPHALOSPORIN ALLERGENIC DETERMINANTS 115
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 118
Immediate Reactions 118
Nonimmediate Reactions 118
DIAGNOSIS 119
Clinical History 119
Immediate Reactions 119
In vitro tests 120
Drug provocation tests 121
In vitro tests 123
ADMINISTRATION OF ALTERNATIVE Β-LACTAMS, INCLUDING CEPHALOSPORINS, IN SUBJECTS ALLERGIC TO CEPHALOSPORINS 123
ABBREVIATIONS 124
REFERENCES 124
12 - Macrolide Allergy 129
INTRODUCTION 129
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 129
IMMEDIATE REACTIONS 129
NONIMMEDIATE REACTIONS 129
Maculopapular Exanthema 129
Allergic Contact Dermatitis 130
Fixed Drug Eruption 130
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis 130
Symmetric Drug-Related Intertriginous and Flexural Exanthema 130
Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms 130
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis 130
Eosinophilic Pneumonia 130
Vasculitic Syndromes 130
DIAGNOSIS 130
SKIN TESTING 130
PATCH TESTING 132
IN VITRO TESTING FOR SPECIFIC IGE 132
OTHER FORMS OF IN VITRO TESTING 132
DRUG PROVOCATION TESTING 132
History of Delayed Reactions 133
DESENSITIZATION PROTOCOLS 133
CROSS-REACTIVITY 133
HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS TO IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT MACROLIDES 134
CONCLUSION 134
REFERENCES 134
13 - Quinolone Allergy 137
INTRODUCTION 137
CLASSIFICATION AND CHEMICAL STRUCTURE 137
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS 137
CLINICAL SYMPTOMS 138
Immediate Reactions 138
Delayed Reactions 138
DIAGNOSIS 138
Clinical History 138
Skin Tests 139
In vitro tests 139
Drug provocation test 141
CROSS-REACTIVITY 141
MANAGEMENT 142
CONCLUSIONS 142
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 142
FUNDING 142
REFERENCES 142
14 - Sulfonamide Drug Allergy 145
INTRODUCTION 145
TERMINOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION 145
Sulfonamide 145
Sulfonamide Antibiotics 145
Sulfonamide Nonantibiotics 145
MECHANISMS OF REACTIONS TO SULFONAMIDE ANTIBIOTICS 146
Metabolism 146
Cellular Mechanisms 146
Humoral Mechanisms 147
Reactions in HIV 147
Hypersensitivity to Trimethoprim 148
APPROACH TO THE PATIENT 148
Types of Reactions to Sulfonamide Antibiotics 148
Types of Reactions in HIV 149
Adverse Effects 149
CLINICAL EVALUATION 149
History 149
Physical Examination 149
Laboratory Testing 150
Diagnostic Testing 150
CROSS-REACTIVITY 150
Cross-reactivity Among Sulfonamide Antibiotics 150
Cross-reactivity Between Sulfonamide Antibiotics and Nonantibiotics 150
SULFONAMIDE–NONANTIBIOTIC HYPERSENSITIVITY 151
Loop Diuretics 151
Thiazide Diuretics 151
Sulfonylureas 151
COX-2 Inhibitors 151
Sulfasalazine 152
Protease Inhibitors 152
Dapsone 152
Carboxy Anhydrase Inhibitors 152
5-HT Agonists 152
MANAGEMENT 153
Desensitization 153
TMP-SMX Desensitization in HIV Negative Patients 153
Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Desensitization in HIV Positive Patients 153
CONCLUSION 155
REFERENCES 155
15 - Other Antibiotic Allergy 157
INTRODUCTION 157
VANCOMYCIN 157
Red Man Syndrome 157
Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis 158
Other Adverse Reactions 158
METRONIDAZOLE 158
TETRACYCLINES 159
DAPSONE 160
CLINDAMYCIN 160
AMINOGLYCOSIDES 161
REFERENCES 161
16 - Multiple Drug Intolerance Syndrome 165
INTRODUCTION 165
EPIDEMIOLOGY 165
TRUE IMMUNOLOGICALLY MEDIATED MULTIPLE DRUG INTOLERANCE 166
RISK FACTORS FOR MULTIPLE DRUG INTOLERANCE 166
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF TYPICAL CASES 166
DRUG CHALLENGES 167
CONCLUSIONS 167
REFERENCES 168
17 - Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease 169
INTRODUCTION 169
Definition and Classification 169
Prevalence 169
DIAGNOSIS BASED ON CLINICAL HISTORY 170
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WITH PROVOCATION CHALLENGES 171
Safety Requirements and Circumstances for Performing Provocation Challenges 171
Oral Aspirin Challenge 171
Intranasal Challenge With Ketorolac 173
IN VITRO DIAGNOSIS 173
SUMMARY 174
REFERENCES 174
18 - Other NSAIDs Reactions 177
INTRODUCTION 177
CLASSIFICATION AND MECHANISMS 179
EPIDEMIOLOGY 180
TYPES OF NSAIDS IN SPECIFIC NSAID HYPERSENSITIVITY PHENOTYPES 180
PHENOTYPES OF NSAID HYPERSENSITIVITY 181
NSAID-Exacerbated Cutaneous Disease 181
NSAID-Induced Urticaria and Angioedema 181
Single NSAID-Induced Urticaria, Angioedema, and Anaphylaxis 182
Single NSAID-Induced Delayed Reactions 183
Maculopapular exanthema 184
Fixed drug eruption 184
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis 184
Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms 184
Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis 184
Contact dermatitis and photoallergic dermatitis 184
MIXED REACTIONS 185
COFACTORS, RISK FACTORS, AND ATOPY 185
NATURAL HISTORY OF NSAID HYPERSENSITIVITY 186
DIAGNOSIS 186
In Vivo Tests 186
In Vitro Tests 187
Drug Provocation Tests 187
CHALLENGE WITH ALTERNATIVE DRUGS 188
DESENSITIZATION 189
REFERENCES 190
19 - Chemotherapy Allergy 197
INTRODUCTION 197
PLATIN HYPERSENSITIVITY 198
TAXANES HYPERSENSITIVITY 201
EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS TO CHEMOTHERAPY 202
PREMEDICATIONS AND PROTOCOLS FOR RAPID DRUG DESENSITIZATION FOR CHEMOTHERAPY 202
OUTCOMES OF RAPID DRUG DESENSITIZATION FOR CHEMOTHERAPY AND MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES 204
CONCLUSION 204
REFERENCES 208
20 - Hypersensitivity Reactions to Monoclonal Antibodies 211
BASICS OF MAB PRODUCTION 211
IMMUNOGENICITY 211
CLASSIFICATION OF ADVERSE REACTIONS TO MABS 212
INFUSION REACTIONS 213
RITUXIMAB 214
CETUXIMAB 214
OMALIZUMAB 215
MANAGEMENT 216
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING 216
DESENSITIZATION 217
CONCLUSIONS 218
ABBREVIATIONS 218
REFERENCES 218
21 - Perioperative Allergy 223
INTRODUCTION 223
INCIDENCE 223
DEFINITION OF TERMS AND CLASSIFICATION 223
MECHANISMS AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES 224
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE OPERATING ROOM 226
ALLERGY EVALUATION 226
Serum Tryptase 227
Specific IgE 228
Basophil Histamine Release and Basophil Activation Tests 228
Skin Testing 228
Drug Provocation 229
CAUSES 230
Anesthetic Agents 230
Local Anesthetics 230
Opioids and Other Analgesics 230
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents 231
Reversal Agents 231
Antibiotics 231
Plasma Expanders 231
Blood and Blood Products 232
“Hidden Allergens”—Substances Not Administered IV and Not Always Documented on Charts 232
Latex 232
Disinfectants 232
Sterilizing Agents 233
Blue Dyes 233
Oxytocin 233
Other Hidden Exposures in the Perioperative Setting 233
ABBREVIATIONS 233
REFERENCES 234
22 - Adverse Reactions to Contrast Media 239
INTRODUCTION 239
IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIA 239
Types of Iodinated Contrast Media 239
Types of Adverse Reactions 240
Epidemiology 243
Diagnostic Testing 244
Prevention of Immediate Hypersensitivity Reactions 246
Approach to High-Risk Patients 250
Management of Acute Reactions 251
GADOLINIUM-BASED CONTRAST MEDIA 251
Types of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Media 251
Types of Adverse Reactions, Frequency, and Management 253
REFERENCES 253
23 - Corticosteroids 261
INTRODUCTION 261
IMMEDIATE HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS 261
Skin Testing for Corticosteroids 261
Succinate ester 262
Lactose 263
Carboxymethylcellulose 263
Polyethylene glycol 263
Summary and Recommendations for Immediate Hypersensitivity Reactions 263
CONTACT DERMATITIS 263
Structure and Cross-Reactivity 263
Patch Testing 265
Summary and Recommendations for Contact Dermatitis 265
REFERENCES 265
Index 269
A 269
B 269
C 269
D 270
E 271
F 271
G 272
H 272
I 272
L 272
M 272
N 273
O 273
P 273
Q 274
R 274
S 274
T 275
U 275
V 275
W 275