Tables

Table 7.1: Low- and High-Risk Features During the Evaluation of Penicillin Allergy

Low-risk features		High-risk features
•	Unknown or forgotten/untraceable history and event more than 1 year ago	•	Anaphylaxis
•	Previously told allergy test positive, but no history of reaction	•	Symptoms suggestive of hypotension
•	Other allergies to non-related drugs (such as non-β-lactams) only	•	Respiratory compromise
•	Non-specific (non-immunological) complaints	•	Urticaria or angioedema
•	Non-urticarial rash which occurred more than 1 year ago	•	Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, and acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis)
•	Family history of penicillin allergy only	•	Mucosal involvement
•	Isolated gastrointestinal upset	•	Internal organ involvement
		•	Serum sickness-like reactions
		•	Drug-induced autoimmune disease or vasculitis