title: Anaphylaxis: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Anaphylaxis is a clinical syndrome and is caused by many different agents. Acute therapy is epinephrine. Chronic therapy depends on the agent causing the anaphylaxis, but usually consists of avoidance of the agent only. Individuals who suffer from this problem should be issued epinephrine and wear or carry medical alert bracelets.
authors.affiliation: Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 78236-5300,USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013566:Sympathomimetics; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D004837:Epinephrine