What is Penicillin allergy?

What is Penicillin allergy?

• Penicillin allergy: A hypersensitive state that is due to exposure to an allergen contained in penicillin.

Name of Penicillin allergy

Main name of condition: Penicillin allergy

Types of Penicillin allergy:

Parent types of Penicillin allergy: Immune disorders, Drug Allergies

Organs Affected by Penicillin allergy:

immune system

How many people get Penicillin allergy?

Prevalance of Penicillin allergy: 2-3% of people (2-3% of hospitalized patients)
Prevalance Rate of Penicillin allergy: approx 1 in 50 or 2.00% or 5.4 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Penicillin allergy: Penicillin is a common cause of drug allergy. One clinic found 2.5 percent of their study group reacted to penicillin allergy skin tests (IgE antibodies). (Source: excerpt from Allergy Statistics: NIAID)

How serious is Penicillin allergy?

Deaths for Penicillin allergy: 400 deaths annually among Americans (NIAID)

What causes Penicillin allergy?

Causes of Penicillin allergy: see causes of Penicillin allergy

How is it treated?

Treatments for Penicillin allergy: see treatments for Penicillin allergy