Acute anaphylaxis in children.
Much progress in the knowledge of immunological and biochemical mechanisms involved in anaphylaxis has been achieved during the last years. The complexity of these mechanisms still makes many of the details enigmatic and difficult to study. The pathogenic mechanisms, symptoms and treatment of anaphylaxis are discussed in the light of our present understanding. Anaphylactic reactions should be rare in childhood as most of them are iatrogenic and thus possible to prevent by suitable precautions.
D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000628:therapy; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006632:Histamine / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000276:immunology; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D013189:SRS-A / Q000378:metabolism
D013189:SRS-A; D006632:Histamine; D004837:Epinephrine