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ArticleThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice2024

Development and Evaluation of Modified Criteria for Infant and Toddler Anaphylaxis.

Anna Handorf, Ian R Roy, Ari Cohen, Carlos A Camargo, Timothy E Dribin, Michael Pistiner

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  3. Food-induced anaphylaxis in children less than 2 years of age.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2025
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  5. Oral Immunotherapy Should Play a Key Role in Preschool Food Allergy Management.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2025
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Anna HandorfDepartment of Pediatrics, Mass General for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
Ian R RoyDepartment of Pediatrics, Mass General for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
Ari CohenDepartment of Pediatrics, Mass General for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Carlos A CamargoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Timothy E DribinDivision of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Michael PistinerDepartment of Pediatrics, Mass General for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: mpistiner@mgh.harvard.org.

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LCenter for Clinical and Translational Science and TrainingUL1TR001425 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI HEUBI, JAMES E., KISSELA, BRETT M · 2015 to 2024
$37.5M
Improving Anaphylaxis Outcomes Through Personalized Care StrategiesK23AI175525 · NIAID · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Timothy Erick Dribin · 2024 to 2026
$577k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001425NIAID NIH HHS K23 AI175525
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrent clinical criteria for identifying anaphylaxis do not account for unique aspects of infant anaphylaxis presentation and have not been validated in patients younger than 2 years of age. This may contribute to under recognition and is thus an unmet need.

objectiveTo demonstrate age-specific signs and symptoms that more accurately identify anaphylaxis in young children and to develop and compare modified criteria for "likely anaphylaxis" against the widely used 2006 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (NIAID/FAAN) criteria.

methodsRetrospective chart review of 337 clinical encounters presenting with suspected allergic or anaphylactic reactions to a pediatric emergency department. Modified criteria for likely anaphylaxis were developed and evaluated against the NIAID/FAAN criteria.

resultsThe study population included 33% infants (age < 12 mo), 39% toddlers (age 12 mo to < 36 mo), and 29% children (age ≥ 36 mo). The NIAID/FAAN criteria captured 85% of all patient encounters in the study and the modified criteria captured 98% (P < .001). Compared with NIAID/FAAN criteria, modified criteria had 22.8% improved performance among infants (p < .001) and 10.3% improved performance among toddlers (P = .04).

conclusionsWe developed modified anaphylaxis clinical criteria that incorporated symptoms specific to infants and young children. The modified criteria increased identification of anaphylaxis in infants and potentially toddlers. Future research is needed to validate our findings on a larger cohort.

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AnaphylaxisChild, PreschoolEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFood HypersensitivityHumansInfantMaleRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesAllergic reactionAnaphylaxisAnaphylaxis criteriaFood allergyInfantToddler

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