Military antishock trousers in a patient with adrenergic-resistant anaphylaxis.
The case presented concerns a patient taking propranolol who developed a severe anaphylactic reaction to pollen extract immunotherapy. Although the hypotension that occurred during the anaphylaxis was refractory to intravenous fluids, epinephrine, and dopamine, the antishock trouser suit was effective in elevating blood pressure.
D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000628:therapy*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic / Q000009:adverse effects; D004298:Dopamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000503:physiopathology; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005676:Gravity Suits; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D011433:Propranolol / Q000009:adverse effects*
D011433:Propranolol; D004298:Dopamine; D004837:Epinephrine