NSAID hypersensitivity – recommendations for diagnostic work up and patient management

ConclusionThe diagnostic work-up begins with a  detailed patient’s history. Skin tests are only useful in SNIDR and SNIUAA, while in vitro tests are helpful merely in exceptional cases. In general, the diagnosis can only be confirmed by provocation testing, when required. Although cross-reactivity is usually present, provocation testing is of ten able to find an alternative, tolerable analgesic. Individual patient management usually enables a solution to be found for most patients.
Source: Allergo Journal International - Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research