Table 3 Symptoms of severe anaphylaxis in different age groups
From: Aetiology of anaphylaxis in patients referred to an immunology clinic in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Clinical symptoms | < 5 years N = 47 (%) | 5–12 years N = 39 (%) | 13–18 years N = 23 (%) | 19–30 years N = 22 (%) | > 30 years N = 46 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hypotension | 14 (29.8) | 17 (43.6) | 11 (47.8) | 12 (54.5) | 27 (58.7) |
Loss of consciousness | 11 (23.4) | 12 (30.8) | 14 (60.8) | 7 (31.8) | 21 (45.6) |
Unrecordable blood pressure | 1 (2.1) | 6 (15.4) | 5 (21.7) | 1 (4.5) | 2 (9.1) |
Bradycardia | 2 (4.2) | 0 | 3 (13.0) | 0 | 2 (9.1) |
Cardiac arrest | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.6) | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.5) |
Absence of pulse | 4 (8.5) | 2 (5.1) | 2 (8.7) | 0 | 2 (9.1) |
ECG changes | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.5) | 0 |
Severe hypoxia/cyanosis | 6 (12.8) | 4 (10.2) | 2 (8.7) | 3 (13.6) | 1 (2.2) |