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Hailun,Izzati,Bernice, Jamailah and Hamad
- Selected blood or skin test
- Recall of food and medication ingested
- Any contact with rubber product
| Causes - IgE Mediated | Examples |
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| Medications | Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Anesthetics, Streptokinase, Others |
| Insect Stings | Hornet, Wasp, Yellow Jacket, Honey Bee, Fire Ant |
| Foods | Peanuts, Treenuts, Fish, Shellfish, Eggs, Milk, Soy, Wheat |
| Vaccines | Allergy Shots, Egg and Gelatin based vaccines |
| Hormones | Insulin, Possibly Progesterone |
| Latex | Rubber Products |
| Animal/Human Proteins | Horse Serum (used in some snake anti-venoms) |
| Causes - Non IgE Mediated | Examples |
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| Medication | Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatories (Aspirin, Motrin, etc.), Morphine, Muscle Relaxants (Robaxin, Norflex, and others), Gamma Globulin |
| X-ray Dye | |
| Preservatives | Sulfites |
| Physical | Exercise, Heat-Induced Urticaria (Hives), Cold- Induced Urticaria |
| Idiopathic | Unknown Cause |
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