Life-threatening anaphylaxis following antivenom administration in two patients with horse dander allergy
Dander allergy to the same animal antivenom is raised from, likely confers an increased risk of life-threatening anaphylaxis. Asking someone specifically about the relevant animal dander allergy prior to antivenom administration is important to better weigh the risk-benefit analysis of antivenom administration.
Authors
- Geoffrey K. Isbister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1519-7419)
- Angela L. Chiew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0079-5056)
- Katherine Isoardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1176-7923)
- Atul Dhital
Institutions
- Hershey (United States) (US)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Sydney Children's Hospital (AU)
- Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Toxicology
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2025.2545592
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82