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Anaphylaxis
Severe, rapid-onset, multi-system allergic reaction that can cause airway compromise, hypotension, and death.
Most common food triggers are peanut, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, milk, and egg. Diagnostic criteria require involvement of skin/mucosa plus respiratory or cardiovascular compromise after exposure to a likely allergen. First-line treatment is intramuscular epinephrine; antihistamines and corticosteroids are adjunctive. Patients require an emergency action plan and epinephrine auto-injectors.
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Krause and Mahan's Food and the Nutrition Care Process, 16th ed. — Chapter 26
Most common food triggers are peanut, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, milk, and egg. Diagnostic criteria require involvement of skin/mucosa plus respiratory or cardiovascular compromise after exposure to a likely allergen. First-line treatment is intramuscular epinephrine; antihistamines and corticosteroids are adjunctive. Patients require an emergency action plan and epinephrine auto-injectors.
Related terms
Food Allergy, Food-Dependent Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis