A comparison of the livetin of egg yolk and serum globulin of the common fowl using (a) anaphylactic and (b) precipitin reactions, indicates that the two proteins are very closely related, if not identical. The complement fixation test does not give the same result but indicates a difference between the two proteins. The complement fixation test also shows differences between serum euglobulin a...

BACKGROUND Folates, components of the B-complex vitamins, have numerous pharmacological effects. In oncology combining folates with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) enhances the cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy in colon cancer patients. Folic acid has been rarely involved in adverse allergic reactions. To the best of our knowledge no anaphylactic reaction secondary to folinic acid (FA) administration has...

The skin prick test (SPT) is the most appropriate diagnostic approach to identify IgE sensitization to aeroallergens, foods, hymenoptera venom and some pharmacological compounds. SPT is considered a safe diagnostic approach, but several fatal or near-fatal reactions have been described. Based on the literature, the occurrence of systemic reactions with inhalant allergens has diminished over the...

We report on a 33-year-old female patient with indolent systemic mastocytosis and urticaria pigmentosa who died of an anaphylactic reaction after a yellow jacket sting. As she had no history of previous anaphylactic sting reaction, there was no testing performed in order to detect hymenoptera venom sensitization. But even if a sensitization had been diagnosed, no venom immunotherapy (VIT) would...

We report a case of severe anaphylactic shock in a 5-month-old infant who was scheduled to undergo an external inguinal hernia repair under general anesthesia. Rocuronium used for anesthesia induction was the most likely cause of anaphylaxis. High levels of serum tryptase and histamine detected in the blood sample collected during the anaphylactic reaction confirmed the diagnosis of anaphylacti...

Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare, unpredictable and often catastrophic obstetric complication that usually occurs during labor or caesarean section. The pathogenetic mechanism has not been fully elucidated to date. believed happen due an anaphylactic reaction embryonic antigens enter the mother's circulation trigger variety of immune processes produce anaphylactic-like response. diagnosis rema...

Case report A fourteen-year old boy was referred to our clinic for follow-up with the diagnosis of cow’s milk allergy. At 3 months of age, he had immediate rash around his mouth and vomiting when he was first introduced with infant formula. Since then, he was on a milk restriction diet. He had three anaphylactic reactions needing emergency visit, and epinephrine injections. His last anaphylacti...

In 1906 Wolff-Eisner suggested that human hypersensitiveness, as seen in hay fever, was related to the phenomenon of anaphylaxis in animals. Meltzer (1910) pointed out the similarity between the bronchial constriction in asthma and that seen in guinea-pigs dying of anaphylactic shock. He concluded that true bronchial asthma was anaphylactic in origin. After these observations all the clinical m...

Midazolam is a type of anesthetic agent frequently used for conscious sedation during a variety of medical procedures. Anaphylactic reactions to midazolam are rarely reported. However, we observed a case of midazolam hypersensitivity in which emergency measures were required to ensure patient recovery after administration of midazolam as a sedative. The occurrence of the anaphylactic reaction t...