Table 1 Causes of anaphylaxis
From: Aetiology of anaphylaxis in patients referred to an immunology clinic in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Cause of anaphylaxis | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Idiopathic | 31 (13.1) |
Drugs | 16 (6.7) |
NSAIDS | 4 |
Antibiotics | 8 |
Drugs used in anesthesia | 3 |
Eugenol | 1 |
Vaccines | 28 (11.8) |
MMR | 14 |
Japanese encephalitis | 3 |
DT | 2 |
DPT | 1 |
Pentavalent | 1 |
Hepatitis A and B vaccine | 1 |
PCEC | 3 |
FDEIA | 29 (12.2) |
Food | 90 (37.5) |
Cows’ milk | 23 |
Beef | 28 |
Pork | 9 |
Mutton | 6 |
Gelatin | 2 |
Eggs | 2 |
Shellfish | 4 |
Cuttle fish | 1 |
Fish | 2 |
Wheat | 3 |
Sesame | 2 |
Miscellaneous | 8 |
Insects | 42 (17.7) |
Formicidae (Ant species) | 27 |
Apidae | 3 |
Vespidae | 8 |
Other | 4 |
Other (hair dye and cold urticaria) | 2 (0.0) |