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Table 3 Clinical manifestations and immunologic evaluation of subjects with cefaclor immediate HS

From: Clinical characteristics and risk factors for cefaclor-induced immediate hypersensitivity: a retrospective observation at two university hospitals in Korea

 

Cefaclor immediate HS

n = 459 (%)

Causality

 

 Certain

195 (42.5)

 Probable

111 (24.2)

 Possible

153 (33.3)

Clinical manifestations

 

 Urticaria/skin rash

339 (73.9)

 Angioedema

146 (31.8)

 Dyspnea/hypoxemia

208 (45.3)

 Hypotension

74 (15.9)

 Altered mental status

29 (6.3)

 Anaphylaxis

281 (61.2)

Serum specific IgE to cefaclor (+)

181/333 (54.3)

Skin test to cefaclor (+)

2/22 (9.1)

Provocation test to cefaclor (+)

22/22 (100)