Anaphylaxis should be considered to be a potential cause of stuporous state.
Anaphylaxis is not considered to cause stupor. We studied the case of a 69-year-old woman who lost consciousness after eating seafood. On her admittance to hospital she was in a state of stupor and elevated serum tryptase levels led us to the diagnosis of anaphylaxis.
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Department of Neurology, Clínica Universitaria of Navarra, Faculty of Medicine, Pamplona, Spain.
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Iriarte
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D000368:Aged; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000150:complications*; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D017747:Seafood / Q000009:adverse effects*