PMID- 22594006 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120619 LR - 20120518 IS - 1660-9379 (Print) IS - 1660-9379 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 337 DP - 2012 Apr 18 TI - [Hypersensitivity to proton pump inhibitors]. PG - 830-5 AB - Hypersensitivity to proton pump inhibitors (PPI) is rare but potentially severe. An increase in hypersensitivity reactions to PPI is expected as these drugs are widely prescribed and some have become available over-the-counter. Allergy to PPI has to be considered in patients presenting anaphylaxis, late-type skin rashes, interstitial nephritis and other organ involvement suspicious to be drug-induced. Cross-reactivity between PPI is of concern, as they are closely related in structure. Skin prick- and intradermal testing are reliable tools to confirm immediate-type allergy to one PPI compound and search for safe alternatives. We review the literature on immediate and delayed hypersensitivity to these drugs. FAU - Bergmann, M AU - Bergmann M AD - Service d'allergologie et immunologie clinique, HUG, 1211 Geneve 14. marcel.bergmann@hcuge.ch FAU - Guignard, B AU - Guignard B FAU - Ribi, C AU - Ribi C LA - fre PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article TT - Hypersensibilite aux inhibiteurs de la pompe a protons. PL - Switzerland TA - Rev Med Suisse JT - Revue medicale suisse JID - 101219148 RN - 0 (Proton Pump Inhibitors) SB - IM MH - Algorithms MH - Drug Hypersensitivity/*diagnosis/*etiology MH - Humans MH - Molecular Structure MH - Proton Pump Inhibitors/*adverse effects/chemistry MH - Skin Tests EDAT- 2012/05/19 06:00 MHDA- 2012/06/20 06:00 CRDT- 2012/05/19 06:00 PHST- 2012/05/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/05/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/06/20 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Rev Med Suisse. 2012 Apr 18;8(337):830-5.