Anaphylaxis is an IgE mediated severe allergic reaction causing release of vasoactive substances from mast cells and basophils after re-exposure to an antigen. Signs and symptoms include flushing, urticaria, hypotension, tachycardia, bronchospasm, cardio-respiratory arrest etc. It can occur at induction of anaesthesia when multiple drugs are being administered, but prompt diagnosis with correct...

Fatal anaphylactic reactions to protamine sulfate during cardiac surgery are very rare. We report a case of catastrophic bronchial spasm due to an anaphylactic reaction to protamine. The patient was managed successfully using a bronchodilator, steroid treatment, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

BACKGROUND Bee and wasp stings are among the most common triggers of anaphylaxis in adults representing around 20% of fatal anaphylaxis from any cause. Data of pre-hospital treatment of bee and wasp induced anaphylactic reactions are sparse. This study aimed to estimate the incidence of bee and wasp induced anaphylactic reactions, the severity of the reactions and to correlate the pre-hospital ...

In view of the estimated millions of thiopentone injections given annually, and the frequent reports of cutaneous manifestations of allergy to barbiturate drugs, it is surprising that anaphylaxis to barbiturates is so rarely reported. We believe that some cases may be unrecognized or misdiagnosed. A woman of 58 with carcinoma of the bladder had been treated seven years previously, in 1958, by t...

BACKGROUND Folates, components of the B-complex vitamins, have numerous pharmacological effects. In oncology combining folates with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) enhances the cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy in colon cancer patients. Folic acid has been rarely involved in adverse allergic reactions. To the best of our knowledge no anaphylactic reaction secondary to folinic acid (FA) administration has...

The anaphylactic release of histamine from perfused, chopped guinea pig lung is very sensitive to changes in the NaCl concentration of the containing medium, and it is ionic strength rather than particle concentration which is critical. Consequently, in studies with inhibitors care must be taken to avoid inadvertently increasing ionic strength and thereby misinterpreting the cause of the inhibi...

Phuk-waan-ban, Euphorbiaceae Sauropus androgynus (Linn) Merr, belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae, which is the same as the rubber tree, Euphorbiaceae Hevea brasiliensis. The young leaves are edible. To the best of the authors knowledge, this is the first report of anaphylactic reaction to Phuk-waan-ban in latex allergic patients. Contact urticaria and anaphylactic reactions to latex-containing...

INTRODUCTION The association between anaphylactic reactions and systemic mastocytosis is well documented. However, platelet transfusion has not previously been reported as a potential elicitor of anaphylaxis in the context of systemic mastocytosis. CASE PRESENTATION We describe the clinicopathological findings of a 59-year-old Latin American man who presented to the emergency room with fatigu...

Results Out of 177 physicians invited to take part of the survey, only 77 accepted. Out of which, 48,1% have already treated an anaphylactic reaction. Eventhough 49% deny ever having attended a case, they claim having treated of alergy set on more than one organic system. As a non-pharmacologic measure, the most mentioned was oxygen. As a pharmacologic measure, adrenalin was the choice of 69% o...

This work aims at examining the effect of the concentrated methanol extract of Rubus croceacanthus Leveille (RCL) on mast cell-mediated anaphylactic-like reaction in a murine model. RCL inhibited compound 48/80-induced systemic anaphylactic-like reaction. When RCL was given as pre-treatment at concentrations ranging from 0.01 to 1 mg/ml, the histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells indu...