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Causative agent for perioperative anaphylaxis in a child with autism successfully identified using the intradermal
Yasuhiro Amano1, Kumi Mizutani2,3, Yuki Kato4
1Department of Anesthesiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-Cho, Showa-Ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan. amano.yasuhiro.f1@f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
Background:
The skin-prick and intradermal tests are the main diagnostic methods used to identify the causative agent in patients with suspected perioperative anaphylaxis. Although the intradermal test is more sensitive than the skin-prick test, multiple intradermal injections can be painful for children. Here, we present the case of a child with autism and suspected perioperative anaphylaxis. The causative agent was successfully identified using the intradermal test under general anesthesia.
Case Presentation:
An 8-year-old boy with autism developed anaphylaxis during general anesthesia for the fourth cleft lip and palate surgery. An allergic workout was performed, but both the skin-prick and basophil activation tests for suspected causative agents yielded negative results. The patient was afraid of multiple injections, and an intradermal test was performed under general anesthesia by anesthesiologists and allergists. Piperacillin was confirmed as the causative agent, and subsequent surgery using the same anesthetic agents without piperacillin was uneventful.
Conclusions:
Concerted efforts should be made to identify the causative agent for diagnosing perioperative anaphylaxis.
