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''Anaphylaxis'' is an [[acute (medical)|acute]] systemic (multi-system) and severe Type I Hypersensitivity [[allergy|allergic]] reaction in humans and other [[mammal]]s. Anaphylaxis occurs when a person or animal is exposed to a trigger substance, called an [[allergen]], to which they have already become sensitized. Minute amounts of allergens may cause a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction. Anaphylaxis may occur after ingestion, skin contact, injection of an allergen or, in rare cases, inhalation. The mainstay of treatment is to avoid the allergen with secondary treatment being supportive with antihistamines, glucocorticoids, fluids and bronchodilators. <ref name="pmid28800865">{{cite journal| author=LoVerde D, Iweala OI, Eginli A, Krishnaswamy G| title=Anaphylaxis. | journal=Chest | year= 2018 | volume= 153 | issue= 2 | pages= 528-543 | pmid=28800865 | doi=10.1016/j.chest.2017.07.033 | pmc=6026262 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28800865 }} </ref> | ''Anaphylaxis'' is an [[acute (medical)|acute]] systemic (multi-system) and severe Type I Hypersensitivity [[allergy|allergic]] reaction in humans and other [[mammal]]s. Anaphylaxis occurs when a person or animal is exposed to a trigger substance, called an [[allergen]], to which they have already become sensitized. Minute amounts of allergens may cause a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction. Anaphylaxis may occur after ingestion, skin contact, injection of an allergen or, in rare cases, inhalation. The mainstay of treatment is to avoid the allergen with secondary treatment being supportive with antihistamines, glucocorticoids, fluids and bronchodilators. <ref name="pmid28800865">{{cite journal| author=LoVerde D, Iweala OI, Eginli A, Krishnaswamy G| title=Anaphylaxis. | journal=Chest | year= 2018 | volume= 153 | issue= 2 | pages= 528-543 | pmid=28800865 | doi=10.1016/j.chest.2017.07.033 | pmc=6026262 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28800865 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Anaphylaxis is an acute systemic (multi-system) and severe Type I Hypersensitivity allergic reaction in humans and other mammals. Anaphylaxis occurs when a person or animal is exposed to a trigger substance, called an allergen, to which they have already become sensitized. Minute amounts of allergens may cause a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction. Anaphylaxis may occur after ingestion, skin contact, injection of an allergen or, in rare cases, inhalation. The mainstay of treatment is to avoid the allergen with secondary treatment being supportive with antihistamines, glucocorticoids, fluids and bronchodilators. [1]
References
- ↑ LoVerde D, Iweala OI, Eginli A, Krishnaswamy G (2018). "Anaphylaxis". Chest. 153 (2): 528–543. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2017.07.033. PMC 6026262. PMID 28800865.