Characteristics and Treatment of Anaphylaxis in Children Visiting a Pediatric Emergency Department in Korea
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of anaphylaxis and comparison of mild to moderate with severe anaphylaxis in patients who visited the pediatric emergency department ().
Total (%)
Mild to moderate ()
Severe ()
value
Sex (male) (%)
63 (58.9)
49 (61.2)
14 (51.9)
0.391
Age (median, years)†
4.0 (1.0–8.0)
4.0 (1.0–8.0)
4.0 (1.0–9.0)
0.089
History of allergic disease (%)
70 (66.7)
53 (66.2)
17 (63.0)
0.756
Anaphylaxis
6 (5.6)
2 (2.5)
4 (14.8)
0.034
Asthma
19 (17.8)
18 (22.5)
1 (3.7)
0.038
Urticaria
2 (2.0)
1 (1.2)
1 (3.7)
0.443
Drug allergy
5 (4.7)
3 (3.8)
2 (7.4)
0.598
Food allergy
42 (39.3)
31 (38.8)
11 (40.7)
1.000
Allergic rhinitis
27 (25.2)
20 (25.0)
7 (25.9)
1.000
Atopic dermatitis
34 (31.8)
26 (32.5)
8 (29.6)
1.000
Oral allergy syndrome
1 (0.9)
1 (1.2)
0 (0.0)
1.000
Familial history of allergic disease (%)
36 (33.6)
27 (33.8)
9 (33.3)
0.968
Symptoms and signs
Headache
2 (1.9)
1 (1.2)
1 (3.7)
0.443
Dizziness
1 (0.9)
0 (0.0)
1 (3.7)
0.252
Dyspnea
73 (68.2)
58 (72.5)
15 (55.6)
0.150
Wheeze
34 (31.8)
26 (32.5)
8 (29.6)
1.000
Throat tightness
15 (14.0)
14 (17.5)
1 (3.7)
0.108
Rash
92 (86.0)
68 (85.0)
24 (88.9)
0.756
Facial edema
68 (63.6)
52 (65.0)
16 (59.3)
0.647
Abdominal pain
9 (8.4)
6 (7.5)
3 (11.1)
0.689
Nausea
3 (2.8)
3 (3.8)
0 (0.0)
0.570
Vomiting
28 (26.2)
20 (25.0)
8 (29.6)
0.622
indicates a value of <0.05, and † indicates interquartile range.
