Anaphylaxis is a rapid and severe allergic reaction. It is also a life-threatening emergency. A rising number of children are being treated in emergency departments for anaphylaxis in recent years. At ...

A Mass General team has developed modified criteria that may help health care professionals more accurately identify anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, in infants and young ...

Whether your child is allergic to bees, latex, or certain medications or foods, sending them to school with an allergy that can cause anaphylactic shock can be anxiety inducing — for you and your ...

In a decade-long study, a ratio of serum acute tryptase to serum baseline tryptase above 1.74 showed superior diagnostic performance compared with the current consensus formula, which requires serum ...

Treatment guidelines for managing anaphylaxis in children should be reassessed, according to a new Canadian study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Involving ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 44% of children with anaphylaxis received epinephrine before visiting the ED. There was no difference in ...

Implementing evidence-based guidelines (EBGs) resulted in a 17.3% reduction in anaphylaxis-related hospitalizations among children. After revising and implementing evidence-based guidelines (EBGs), a ...

milk and eggs Respiratory symptoms were more common in older children compared with infants who presented with food-induced anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis was defined with the use of 3 criteria outlined in ...

Imagine a young girl with a peanut allergy, so stricken by fear of anaphylaxis that she no longer takes part in everyday activities many children take for granted. She's stopped playing with her ...

In over 1000 cases of physician-diagnosed episodes of tree nut-induced anaphylaxis (TIA), tree nuts accounted for 23% of all reported episodes of food-induced anaphylaxis, establishing their role as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most anaphylactic reactions were moderate and occurred during the up-dosing phase of OIT treatment. About half ...

Successfully managing your child’s anaphylactic allergy at school requires teamwork between you, your child, and the school staff. Whether your child is allergic to bees, latex, or certain medications ...