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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:
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:
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How is it treated?
Treatments for Penicillin allergy:
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