Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a cause of anaphylaxis to the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

Clin Exp Allergy. 2021 Jun;51(6):861-863. doi: 10.1111/cea.13874. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Authors

Priya Sellaturay¹, Shuaib Nasser¹, Sabita Islam², Padmalal Gurugama¹, Pamela W Ewan^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Allergy, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
² Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge (formerly of Department of Medicine), Cambridge, UK.
³ Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge Clinical School, Cambridge, UK.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anaphylaxis / chemically induced*
Anaphylaxis / diagnosis
Anaphylaxis / therapy
BNT162 Vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccines / adverse effects*
Drug Hypersensitivity / diagnosis
Drug Hypersensitivity / etiology*
Drug Hypersensitivity / therapy
Female
Humans
Intradermal Tests
Middle Aged
Polyethylene Glycols / adverse effects*
Predictive Value of Tests
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome
Vaccination / adverse effects*
Vaccine Excipients / adverse effects*

Substances

COVID-19 Vaccines
Vaccine Excipients
Polyethylene Glycols
BNT162 Vaccine