Infant Anaphylaxis Often Resolves After a Single Epinephrine Dose
Among 155 patients aged 0 to 24 months, 96.1% of episodes were food-triggered and 90.4% of epinephrine recipients received only 1 dose.
Among 155 patients aged 0 to 24 months, 96.1% of episodes were food-triggered and 90.4% of epinephrine recipients received only 1 dose.
Anaphylaxis recognition criteria have not been updated to reflect infant-specific presentations, even as newer international definitions already incorporate them.
Reframing when caregivers reach for epinephrine and expanding stock epinephrine access could meaningfully reduce delayed treatment in infants and toddlers with anaphylaxis, according to Jay Lieberman, MD, professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and program director of the Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Program at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.
New reviews outline barriers to epinephrine use and support age-specific anaphylaxis recognition criteria in infants and toddlers, says Jay Lieberman, MD.
This 4-part special report examines persistent unmet needs and evolving best practices in anaphylaxis care, drawing on expert discussions from HCPLive, Contemporary Pediatrics, and Patient Care.
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