Anaphylactic shock in an infant after feeding with a wheat rusk. A transient phenomenon

Anaphylactic shock in an infant after feeding with a wheat rusk. A transient phenomenon.

A 10-week-old male infant presented with a history of recurrent diarrhoea and vomiting and in a state of collapse. After much fruitless investigation he was challenged with a wheat rusk and developed lifethreatening anaphylactic shock followed by watery diarrhoea due to monosaccharide intolerance. This immediate type hypersensitivity to wheat rusk was transient, the infant being able to tolerat...

Cefotaxim induced a near fatal anaphylactic shock in an infant.

Suspected Anaphylactic Shock Associated with Rocuronium in an Infant: A Case Report

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...

Anaphylactic shock in a patient with mastocytosis.

Paramedics found the woman to be in a state of pulseless electrical activity 20 minutes after the cardiovascular collapse. They immediately commenced an adrenaline infusion and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and intubation before transporting her to the emergency department. The adrenaline infusion was ceased after 3 hours, when she was deemed to be haemodynamically stable. On presenta...

Anaphylactic shock after fluorescein staining corneal abrasion. A case report.

A 34-year-old Lebanese man presented with photophobia, tearing, and reduced vision in the left eye, a few hours after being accidentally hit in the eye with a fingernail. The cornea in the left eye showed corneal defect . About three minutes after receiving topical fluorescein in this eye, the patient developed syncope and anaphylactic shock. After immediate reanimation, the patient regained co...