title: Anaphylactic shock due to kiwifruit.
abstract: A 44-year-old male patient was admitted to our emergency department (ED) with an episode of severe anaphylaxis displaying generalized urticaria and dyspnea 1 hour after consuming a kiwifruit. Initially, the patient reported discrete itching of his abdominal skin and was in moderate respiratory distress. The patient's wheal response and itch were attenuated 30 minutes after emergency treatment with intravenous antianaphylaxis drugs. However, he had symptoms of the chest distress, dizzy, and dysphoria. His vital signs exacerbated. After sufficient antianaphylaxis treatment, the patient's anaphylaxis shock symptoms had not been significantly improved. We reviewed the history. The patient had eaten a full fresh kiwifruit, so there may be some kiwifruit pulp left in the patient's stomach. After self-induced vomiting, the patient's clinical condition gradually improved without any changes in dosage of dopamine. After another 10 hours of observation and preventive therapy training, the patient was discharged. Cases of patients with anaphylactic reaction to kiwifruit and dragon fruit have not been reported yet. In the ED, it is easy to overlook the prolonged exposure to allergen in patients with oral allergy syndrome. If the patient has consumed much food or drugs to cause the allergic reaction, self-induced vomiting or gastric lavage to clean allergen may be useful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Daoyang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Shu
mesh_terms: D029042:Actinidia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005638:Fruit / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male