| Literature DB >> 27786403 |
Meredith A Dilley1,2, Joyce P Lee1, Ana Dioun Broyles1,2.
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Reports of hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) to MTX are limited to single case studies. We retrospectively reviewed HSRs to MTX during a 12-year period in our tertiary care pediatric center. Seven patients were evaluated for HSRs to MTX. Skin testing was positive in one of the four patients tested. One patient underwent successful graded challenge to MTX. Seventeen desensitizations to MTX were successfully performed in the other six patients. Skin testing, graded challenge, and desensitization were safe and effective procedures in the evaluation and management of patients with HSRs to MTX in our pediatric population.Entities:
Keywords: chemotherapy; desensitization; drug allergy; methotrexate
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27786403 PMCID: PMC5366073 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26306
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer ISSN: 1545-5009 Impact factor: 3.167