BACKGROUND Little is known about the frequency of and the features associated with recurrent anaphylaxis in pediatric populations. During 1994 to 1996, we enrolled 76 children affected by anaphylaxis in a prospective study to analyze their clinical and allergic features. OBJECTIVE To undertake a follow-up study of these children to ascertain how many experienced a recurrence of anaphylaxis. ...

Anaphylaxis is a source of anxiety for patients and healthcare providers. It is a medical emergency that presents with a broad array of symptoms and signs, many of which can be deceptively similar to other diseases such as myocardial infarction, asthma, or panic attacks. In addition to these diagnostic challenges, anaphylaxis presents management difficulties due to rapid onset and progression, ...

Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (FDEIA), is a severe form of allergy for which the ingestion of a specific food, usually before physical exercise induces symptoms of anaphylaxis. Patients typically have IgE antibodies to the food that triggers the reactions; however, the symptoms appear only if the co-factors act together. The most common reported cause of these reactions seems to b...

The participation of ocular tissues was examined in two models of systemic anaphylaxis in the rat. Increased retention of radiolabeled rat serum albumin, which accompanies anaphylaxis, was the parameter measured. The production of IgE antibodies to egg albumin or worm antigen was stimulated by immunization with minute amounts of egg albumin and alum or by infection with Nippostrongylus brasilie...

BackgroundAnaphylaxis remains difficult to diagnose and epinephrine underused.ObjectiveTo better understand the thoughts of pediatricians regarding when acute allergic reactions constitute anaphylaxis should be given by conducting an anonymous online survey.MethodsThe survey consisted 8 case-based scenarios with following 2 questions on each case: (1) does this case represent anaphylaxis? (2) i...

Anaphylaxis to avocado, independent of latex sensitization, has been rarely reported in the literature. This case report describes a 15 year old male who experienced anaphylaxis within half an hour after eating avocado-containing food. Avocado consumption is common in both North America and South America. It is important to consider avocado as a cause of anaphylaxis, even in patients not sensit...

Anaphylaxis is defined as a severe hypersensitivity reaction that can cause sudden onset and death. Therefore, it vital the diagnosis made timely administration of epinephrine. In this study, was aimed to determine knowledge attitudes physicians in Edirne city center regarding treatment anaphylaxis. The study designed cross sectional survey. Physicians were visited their institutions. A written...

H1-antihistamine is generally a well-tolerated and safe drug. However, in resemblance with all other drugs, H1-antihistamines can also prompt adverse drug reactions (ADRs). We recently encountered the very unusual ADR of H1-antihistamine-induced gynecomastia. A 21-year-old man with idiopathic anaphylaxis was treated with ebastine (Ebastel), a second-generation H1-antihistamine, for the preventi...

M.C. Castells (ed.), Anaphylaxis and Hypersensitivity Reactions, DOI 10.1007/978-1-60327-951-2_16, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 Abstract An increase in anaphylaxis has been reported in mastocytosis, with a predominance of males. Recurrent idiopathic anaphylaxis and either hymenoptera-venom or drug-induced anaphylaxis are the most frequent types of anaphylaxis, no correlation bein...

BACKGROUND There are no epidemiological data available on anaphylaxis in German adults and so far there has been no consensus on when to diagnose anaphylaxis, mainly due to a lack of generally accepted diagnostic criteria. Recently, an international expert group addressed this issue by suggesting new diagnostic criteria for anaphylaxis. We addressed the usefulness of the suggested diagnostic cr...