Abstract: Hypersensitivity reaction is the increase of body’s reactivity and sensitivity to prior antigen exposure. Anaphylaxis is the most severe manifestation from acute hypersensitivity and can leads to death. This study is conducted based on the lack of hypersensitivity patients’ frequency and characteristics data, especially in Indonesia even though hypersensitivity is a condition that can cause death. This study aims to provide the characteristics of hypersensitivity patients based on their gender, age, and etiology. This study is a descriptive retrospective non-analytic study. Data sources were obtained from secondary data in the form of patient’s medical records with data retrieval methods using totally sampling technique. The accessible population was patients diagnosed with acute hypersensitivity and anaphylaxis reaction in Sanglah General Hospital Denpasar on 2018. From 101 hypersensitivity patients, 64 patients are female (63,4%), majority are in age range of 21-29 years old which are 26 patients (25,7%), and most cases are caused by drugs with 68 patients (67,3%).
Keywords: Hypersensitivity, Characteristics, Gender, Age, Etiology.
Title: CHARACTERISTICS OF HYPERSENSITIVITY PATIENTS IN SANGLAH GENERAL HOSPITAL DENPASAR ON 2018
Author: IGN Arya Nugraha, Tjokorda Istri Anom Saturti, Pande Ketut Kurniari, Ketut Suardamana
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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