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...

Anaphylactic insults that cause cardiovascular signs and symptoms have been defined as Kounis syndrome, which has been associated with specific triggered anaphylactic reactions. Kounis syndrome has not been described in patients with no evidence of coronary artery disease (type I Kounis) in a scenario of idiopathic anaphylaxis. We reported a case of a 65-year-old white woman with no evidence of...