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Allergy & Immunology • Drug Allergy
Do you still skin test for a penicillin allergy if the symptoms are consistent with an IgE mediated reaction (Grade 2 or less), even if the reaction was 30+ years ago?
There is ~10% decrease in the risk of a penicillin allergy per year since the incident reaction, so after 10 years theoretically they have likely outgrown it.
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Do an oral challenge.
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