This content is machine translated Nonspecific reactions with drugs Allergy or non-allergy, that is the question here When a patient reacts to the administration of a drug, the question for the treating physician is always whether it is an allergy or a non-specific reaction. Ultimately, this will…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Risk of anaphylaxis Guideline recommendations up-to-date Anaphylactic reactions are among the most severe and potentially life-threatening dramatic events in allergology. Acute treatment is provided based on international guidelines and textbook recommendations. The updated guideline also takes…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Drug reactions From toots and bubbles anaphylaxis The lethality to drug reactions is 10%. Drug allergies and anaphylaxis thus form a complex of topics that must be dealt with urgently in clinics and practices, as the consequences…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Hymenoptera Insect venom allergy The risk of having an allergic reaction after an insect bite ranges from 0.3-8.9%. Not every sting reaction is the same as an allergy. The correct assessment of a reaction…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Anaphylaxis in children and adolescents Do not wait, but act! Anaphylaxis is life-threatening. Nevertheless, less than 20% receive the only adequate therapy: epinephrine. Therefore, if in doubt, act correctly and inject epinephrine immediately intramuscularly by auto-injector!
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Basophil Activation Test (BAT) Improved in vitro diagnostics for drug allergy and anaphylaxis Immediate-type allergies to drugs can cause severe reactions up to and including anaphylaxis. The provocation test is still the “gold standard”, but carries the risk of a renewed allergic reaction.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Food Anaphylaxis Fatal food allergy: no longer a rarity? Allergic reactions following ingestion of food range from mild oral allergy syndrome to anaphylactic shock. Peanuts, hazelnuts, and crustaceans are the most common causes of severe food anaphylaxis. Every affected…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Overview symptomatic therapies Acute therapy for allergic diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract A review of current recommendations in the acute treatment of the major allergic diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract. Detailed tables on the acute therapy of rhinoconjunctivitis allergica…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated General allergic reactions Emergency management – anaphylaxis is too rarely recognized The most common triggers of anaphylaxis in adults are drugs and insect bites, and food in children. The development and dynamics of anaphylaxis are unpredictable. According to the WAO recommendation…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Anaphylaxis after “risotto alla milanese” – What’s behind it? Medical history: A 21-year-old farmer with mild atopic eczema since the age of ten, oral allergy syndrome (OAS) after eating fresh apples, hazelnut, and spinach, and perennial allergic asthma for…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated World Allergy Week 2014 Measures against anaphylaxis April 7-13 is once again the annual World Allergy Week, organized by the World Allergy Organization (WAO) together with 95 national member societies. The theme this year: “Anaphylaxis – When…
