title: [Penicillin allergy in children].
abstract: Penicillin allergy in children is overdiagnosed and paediatricians, fearing the possibility of fatal anaphylaxis, seldom question a report that a child is allergic to penicillin. Laboratory tests to predict whether a patient will react to penicillin are unhelpful in routine clinical practice and skin tests themselves carry a significant risk of anaphylaxis and even death. A few simple inquiries can often exclude the diagnosis. However, a history of penicillin therapy associated with an immediate reaction suggests penicillin allergy.
authors: Mother and Child Health Institute of Serbia, Belgrade.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Abinun
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins
vernacular_title: Penicilinska alergija kod dece.