title: [Transfusion and allergy].
abstract: Hypersensitivity or allergic reactions can occur after transfusion of any kind of blood products. They represent the second or third causes adverse events related to labile blood product administration. This review summarizes their physiopathology, and the current guidelines regarding their diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Pôle anesthésie, réanimations chirurgicales, SAMU, nouvel hôpital Civil, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, place de l'Hôpital, BP 426, 67091 Strasbourg cedex, France. paul-michel.mertes@chru-strasbourg.fr
authors.forename: P-M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mertes
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boudjedir
mesh_terms: D000799:Angioedema / Q000209:etiology; D001688:Biological Products / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D058731:Blood Safety; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006636:Histamine Release; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015994:Incidence; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000276:immunology; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D053802:Tryptases / Q000097:blood; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D001798:Blood Proteins; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D007518:Isoantibodies; D053802:Tryptases; D004837:Epinephrine