SKIN-PRICK-TEST-INDUCED ANAPHYLAXIS

An anaphylactic reaction occurred in a 57-year-old man after a prick b y prick test with fresh kiwi and in a 29-year-old man after prick test s with some species of fish. Both patients had a history of anaphylaxi s after ingestion of kiwi and fish, respectively. These cases suggest that, especially in patients with a history of anaphylaxis, all effort s should be made to minimize the risk of systemic reactions, and skin prick testing should be performed only in places equipped to treat ana phylaxis.