Scholars@Duke
Amy Stallings

Amy Stallings

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology
4709 Creekstone Drive, Suite 100, Durham, NC 27703

Selected Publications

Hypersensitivity Reactions to Fibrin Glue during Epidural Blood Patching.

Journal Article AJNR Am J Neuroradiol · April 2, 2025 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fibrin glue is increasingly incorporated as a component in epidural blood patching (EBP) for the treatment of spinal CSF leaks. Hypersensitivity reactions are a potential complication of its use but are not well studied in the setti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pediatric oral food challenges in the outpatient setting: A single-center experience.

Journal Article J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob · February 2024 BACKGROUND: Oral food challenge (OFC) is the criterion standard for diagnosing food allergy (FA). It is important to have parameters to aid in selecting ideal OFC candidates. OBJECTIVE: We sought to characterize outcomes and predictors of OFCs for common f ... Full text Link to item Cite

Case Report: Profound newborn leukopenia related to a novel RAC2 variant.

Journal Article Front Pediatr · 2024 We report the case of a 1-week-old male born full-term, who had two inconclusive severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) newborn screens and developed scalp cellulitis and Escherichia coli bacteremia. He did not pass early confirmatory hearing screens. Ini ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Sublingual immunotherapy for food allergy

Chapter · January 1, 2024 Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is a form of immunotherapy that involves placing a glycerinated extract or a dissolving tablet under the tongue in order to elicit an immune response to a particular allergen. SLIT has been used for the successful treatment ... Full text Cite

Improving the Documentation of Penicillin Allergy Labels Among Pediatric Inpatients.

Journal Article Hosp Pediatr · September 1, 2023 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Penicillin allergy is the most common medication allergy, and the penicillin allergy label is commonly over-applied without adequate reaction history inquiry or documentation. Because penicillin allergy labels are often applied i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Safety of Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine in Children With Asthma.

Journal Article Pediatrics · April 1, 2022 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Asthma is considered a precaution for use of quadrivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV4) in persons aged ≥5 years because of concerns for wheezing events. We evaluated the safety of LAIV4 in children with asthma, compa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Potential mechanisms of anaphylaxis to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.

Journal Article J Allergy Clin Immunol · June 2021 Anaphylaxis to vaccines is historically a rare event. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic drove the need for rapid vaccine production applying a novel antigen delivery system: messenger RNA vaccines packaged in lipid nanoparticles. Unexpectedly, public v ... Full text Link to item Cite

Galactose-α-1,3-galactose and delayed anaphylaxis, angioedema, and urticaria in children.

Journal Article Pediatrics · May 2013 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Despite a thorough history and comprehensive testing, many children who present with recurrent symptoms consistent with allergic reactions elude diagnosis. Recent research has identified a novel cause for "idiopathic" allergic rea ... Full text Link to item Cite

Asthma and neonatal airway colonization.

Journal Article N Engl J Med · January 24, 2008 Link to item Cite