Table 2 Symptoms and reported eliciting drug(s) based on case history of patients suspected of NSAID hypersensitivity
| Â | Â | Symptoms | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients n = 149 (%) | Urticaria/ angioedema n = 76 (51.0%) | Asthma/rhino-conjunctivitis n = 11 (7.4%) | Urticaria/ angioedema + asthma/ rhino- conjunctivitis n = 35 (23.5%) | Anaphylaxis n = 17 (11.4%) | Non-urticaria rash n = 6 (4.0%) | Non-urticaria rash + asthma/rhino-conjunctivitis n = 3 (2.0%) | Other Nasal polyposis n = 1 (0.7%) | ||
Suspected drug | Acetylsalicylic acid | 59 (40) | 33 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 |
Ibuprofen | 48 (32) | 26 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | |
Diclofenac | 20 (13) | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | |
Mulitple NSAIDs | 18 (12) | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
Naproxen | 2 (1,5) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
Miscellaneous NSAID | 2 (1,5) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |