Drug-induced anaphylaxis—elicitors, mechanisms and diagnosis
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Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Diagnosis of Drug-Induced Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is an acute, life-threatening, multisystem syndrome resulting from the sudden release of mediators by mast cells and basophils. Although anaphylaxis is often under-communicated and thus underestimated, its incidence appears to have risen over recent decades. Drugs are among the most common triggers in adults, being analgesics and antibiotics the most common causal agents. Anaphylaxi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Allergo Journal International
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2197-0378
DOI: 10.1007/s40629-019-00109-2