Symptoms of Allergy to Aspirin
Symptoms of Allergy to Aspirin
Aspirin was introduced in the year 1899 and has been widely used ever since. Aspirin, otherwise known as acetylsalicylic acid, is used to reduce fever, to relieve pain and also to prevent heart attacks. Aspirin, although useful in many ways, can cause an adverse drug reaction in some people. While many people refer to these symptoms as allergic reactions, most doctors---such as Dr. James Li, M.D., asthma specialist with the Mayo Clinic---refer to any reaction to the drug as "aspirin sensitivity."