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Clinical characteristics and risk profile of patients with elevated baseline serum tryptase.

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BACKGROUND:The clinical relevance of elevated basal serum tryptase (eBST ≥ 11.4 ng/ml) often remains unclear. METHODS:BST was assessed in 15,298 patients attending our outpatient clinic. Frequency and severity of anaphylaxis was compared in 900 patients with eBST and 900 patients with normal BST. The prevalence of eBST was evaluated in patients with drug reactions, urticaria, gastrointestinal symptoms or venom allergy. Mast cell-associated symptoms were recorded prospectively in 100 patients with eBST and 100 controls using a standardised questionnaire. RESULTS:5.9% (n=900) of 15,298 patients had eBST ≥11.4 ng/ml (mean 20 ± 21 ng/ml, 11.4-390 ng/ml). In 47% of them BST was <15.0 and in 78% <20.0 ng/ml. In patients with normal BST (4.5 ± 2.1 ng/ml), mean levels increased continuously with age (0.28 ng/ml per decade; p<0.001). Fatigue, meteorism, muscle/bone ache, vertigo, tachycardia, flush, palpitations, diarrhoea and oedema were associated with eBST (p<0.05 to <0.0001) without significant differences between slightly (11.4-20 ng/ml) or strongly (>20 ng/ml) eBST. eBST was significantly associated with adverse reactions to drugs (34%), radio contrast media (15%) and insect stings (24%) (p<0.05). Anaphylaxis was more common in patients with eBST (21% vs. 14%, p<0.001). The relative role of insect stings, drugs and food as the most important triggers was similar in patients with elevated and normal BST. Severe reactions (grade 3/4) occurred most often in subjects with BST >20 ng/ml (BST <11.4 mg/ml: 2.8%; 11.5-20 ng/ml: 5.9%; >20 ng/ml: 12.4%). CONCLUSIONS:In clinical practice it appears reasonable to assess BST, besides after anaphylactic reactions also in patients suffering repeatedly from vertigo, flush, tachycardia, palpitations, oedema and nausea. Even patients with slightly eBST have a higher risk of anaphylaxis and experience more severe reactions.

journal_name

Allergol Immunopathol (Madr)

journal_title

Allergologia et immunopathologia

authors

Fellinger C,Hemmer W,Wöhrl S,Sesztak-Greinecker G,Jarisch R,Wantke F

doi

10.1016/j.aller.2014.05.002

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-11-01 00:00:00

pages

544-52

issue

eissn

0301-0546

issn

1578-1267

pii

S0301-0546(14)00122-0

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Clinical characteristics and risk profile of patients with elevated baseline serum tryptase.