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The term anaphylaxis as used currently means a sudden adverse reaction to a foreign substance, mediated by histamine or other products of cell metabolism and having adverse and potentially lethal immediate effects on the respiratory, cardiovascular, and other systems.1 It includes both immunoglobulin E (IgE)-medi-ated acute or recurrent reactions and anaphylactoid reactions, which simulate acute anaphylaxis clinically but are not caused by IgE-mediated hypersensitivity.
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Gillette, R.D., Lustig, J.V. (1994). Anaphylaxis. In: Taylor, R.B. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4005-9_32
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