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Anaphylaxis is a severe, life-threatening, generalized or systemic hypersensitivity reaction resulting from the sudden release of mast cell and basophil-derived mediators (Kemp and Lockey 2002).
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Bader, P., Frohneberg, D. (2007). Anaphylaxis. In: Hohenfellner, M., Santucci, R.A. (eds) Emergencies in Urology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48605-3_4
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