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Anaphylactic shock

MedGen UID:
1373755
•Concept ID:
C4316895
•
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Anaphylaxis
SNOMED CT: Anaphylactic shock (735173007); Shock due to anaphylaxis (735173007)
 
HPO: HP:0100845
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0100053

Definition

An acute hypersensitivity reaction due to exposure to a previously encountered antigen. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Anaphylaxis: Emergency Department Treatment.
McHugh K, Repanshek Z
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2023 Aug;43(3):453-466. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2022.10.002. PMID: 37394252
Anaphylaxis: Emergency Department Treatment.
McHugh K, Repanshek Z
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2022 Feb;40(1):19-32. Epub 2021 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2021.08.004. PMID: 34782088
Critical Care Management of the Patient With Anaphylaxis: A Concise Definitive Review.
Krishnaswamy G
Crit Care Med 2021 May 1;49(5):838-857. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004893. PMID: 33653974

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Anaphylaxis: Emergency Department Treatment.
McHugh K, Repanshek Z
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2022 Feb;40(1):19-32. Epub 2021 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2021.08.004. PMID: 34782088
Critical Care Management of the Patient With Anaphylaxis: A Concise Definitive Review.
Krishnaswamy G
Crit Care Med 2021 May 1;49(5):838-857. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004893. PMID: 33653974
Pollen food allergy syndrome (PFAS): A review of current available literature.
Carlson G, Coop C
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2019 Oct;123(4):359-365. Epub 2019 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2019.07.022. PMID: 31376490
Anaphylaxis.
Zilberstein J, McCurdy MT, Winters ME
J Emerg Med 2014 Aug;47(2):182-7. Epub 2014 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.04.018. PMID: 24881890
Anaphylaxis.
Fisher M
Dis Mon 1987 Aug;33(8):433-79. doi: 10.1016/0011-5029(87)90019-8. PMID: 3111806

Diagnosis

COVID-19 vaccines: comparison of biological, pharmacological characteristics and adverse effects of Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines.
Meo SA, Bukhari IA, Akram J, Meo AS, Klonoff DC
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021 Feb;25(3):1663-1669. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202102_24877. PMID: 33629336
Update on pollen-food allergy syndrome.
Poncet P, Sénéchal H, Charpin D
Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2020 Jun;16(6):561-578. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2020.1774366. PMID: 32691654
Pollen food allergy syndrome (PFAS): A review of current available literature.
Carlson G, Coop C
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2019 Oct;123(4):359-365. Epub 2019 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2019.07.022. PMID: 31376490
Anaphylactic symptoms and anaphylactic shock.
Krčmová I, Novosad J
Vnitr Lek 2019 Winter;65(2):149-156. PMID: 30909706
Food allergy.
Renz H, Allen KJ, Sicherer SH, Sampson HA, Lack G, Beyer K, Oettgen HC
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2018 Jan 4;4:17098. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2017.98. PMID: 29300005

Therapy

Anaphylaxis: Emergency Department Treatment.
McHugh K, Repanshek Z
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2023 Aug;43(3):453-466. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2022.10.002. PMID: 37394252
Anaphylaxis: Emergency Department Treatment.
McHugh K, Repanshek Z
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2022 Feb;40(1):19-32. Epub 2021 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2021.08.004. PMID: 34782088
Critical Care Management of the Patient With Anaphylaxis: A Concise Definitive Review.
Krishnaswamy G
Crit Care Med 2021 May 1;49(5):838-857. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004893. PMID: 33653974
Serious and long-term adverse events associated with the therapeutic and cosmetic use of botulinum toxin.
Yiannakopoulou E
Pharmacology 2015;95(1-2):65-9. Epub 2015 Jan 21 doi: 10.1159/000370245. PMID: 25613637
Anaphylaxis.
Zilberstein J, McCurdy MT, Winters ME
J Emerg Med 2014 Aug;47(2):182-7. Epub 2014 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.04.018. PMID: 24881890

Prognosis

Anaphylaxis: Emergency Department Treatment.
McHugh K, Repanshek Z
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2023 Aug;43(3):453-466. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2022.10.002. PMID: 37394252
Anaphylaxis: Emergency Department Treatment.
McHugh K, Repanshek Z
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2022 Feb;40(1):19-32. Epub 2021 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2021.08.004. PMID: 34782088
Alpha-Gal-containing biologics and anaphylaxis.
Chinuki Y, Morita E
Allergol Int 2019 Jul;68(3):296-300. Epub 2019 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2019.04.001. PMID: 31053502
Echinococcosis and allergy.
Vuitton DA
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2004 Apr;26(2):93-104. doi: 10.1007/s12016-004-0004-2. PMID: 15146106
Acute anaphylactic reactions.
Fisher MM, Baldo BA
Med J Aust 1988 Jul 4;149(1):34-8. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb120481.x. PMID: 3290635

Clinical prediction guides

Anaphylaxis: Emergency Department Treatment.
McHugh K, Repanshek Z
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2023 Aug;43(3):453-466. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2022.10.002. PMID: 37394252
Anaphylaxis: Emergency Department Treatment.
McHugh K, Repanshek Z
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2022 Feb;40(1):19-32. Epub 2021 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2021.08.004. PMID: 34782088
Food allergy.
Renz H, Allen KJ, Sicherer SH, Sampson HA, Lack G, Beyer K, Oettgen HC
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2018 Jan 4;4:17098. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2017.98. PMID: 29300005
Anaphylaxis.
Zilberstein J, McCurdy MT, Winters ME
J Emerg Med 2014 Aug;47(2):182-7. Epub 2014 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.04.018. PMID: 24881890
Echinococcosis and allergy.
Vuitton DA
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2004 Apr;26(2):93-104. doi: 10.1007/s12016-004-0004-2. PMID: 15146106

Recent systematic reviews

IgE-Dependent Allergy in Patients with Celiac Disease: A Systematic Review.
Majsiak E, Choina M, Knyziak-Mędrzycka I, Bierła JB, Janeczek K, Wykrota J, Cukrowska B
Nutrients 2023 Feb 16;15(4) doi: 10.3390/nu15040995. PMID: 36839352Free PMC Article
Critical Care Management of the Patient With Anaphylaxis: A Concise Definitive Review.
Krishnaswamy G
Crit Care Med 2021 May 1;49(5):838-857. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004893. PMID: 33653974
Diagnostic role of serum tryptase in anaphylactic deaths in forensic medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sun KJ, He JT, Huang HY, Xue Y, Xie XL, Wang Q
Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2018 Jun;14(2):209-215. Epub 2018 Apr 21 doi: 10.1007/s12024-018-9980-z. PMID: 29679215
A systematic review of validated methods for identifying anaphylaxis, including anaphylactic shock and angioneurotic edema, using administrative and claims data.
Schneider G, Kachroo S, Jones N, Crean S, Rotella P, Avetisyan R, Reynolds MW
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2012 Jan;21 Suppl 1:240-7. doi: 10.1002/pds.2327. PMID: 22262612
Adverse events to Houttuynia injection: A systematic review.
Wang L, Cui X, Cheng L, Yuan Q, Li T, Li Y, Deng S, Shang H, Bian Z
J Evid Based Med 2010 Aug;3(3):168-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-5391.2010.01091.x. PMID: 21349062

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