Families frequently do not use their self-injectable adrenaline device, even when their kids is experiencing a potentially life-threatening cardiorespiratory allergic reaction to a food allergen. Fatal food allergy anaphylaxis is rare but well recognized and the early use of intramuscular adrenaline may be life-saving. (more…)
Systemic allergic reactions are a relatively common clinical emergency. In their mildest form, they may just manifest as system ...
Definitions of anaphylaxis vary considerably, impeding the comparison of different clinical studies. Different definitions of a ...
No cure is available for food allergy and food-allergic patients and their families are therefore burdened with the need to con ...
Although most forms of allergy causes uncomfortable situations, an extreme allergic reaction to an allergen can eventually lead to ...
It is quite likely you've known someone with a severe allergy. From peanuts to gluten, such food allergies have grown to be much mo ...