hypersensitivity reaction

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hypersensitivity reaction - an inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen (as pollen or dust or animal hair or certain foods); severity ranges from mild allergy to severe systemic reactions leading to anaphylactic shock

hives, nettle rash, urticaria, urtication - an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs

allergic reaction, allergy - hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity

anaphylaxis - hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance

hypersensitivity - pathological sensitivity

allergic rhinitis - rhinitis caused by an allergic reaction

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Premeditation with intravenous hydrocortisone and antihistamine can prevent serious hypersensitivity reaction and should be routinely done.

A STUDY ON POISONOUS SNAKEBITES FROM NORTHERN KERALA

On May 1, 2017, FDA received an adverse event report concerning a 71-year-old male patient who developed a hypersensitivity reaction after IV administration of ImprimisRx's compounded curcumin emulsion product.

Compounded curcumin emulsion product for injection by imprimisRx: FDA investigation--serious adverse events associated with use

JANUVIA is contraindicated in patients with a history of a serious hypersensitivity reaction to sitagliptin, such as anaphylaxis or angioedema.

United States : Merck Receives Complete Response Letter from the U.S. FDA for TECOS Study with Sitagliptin

The product should not be used in patients who have had a hypersensitivity reaction to crisaborole.

FDA gives nod to crisaborole for atopic dermatitis

The classic presentation of generalized pruritus is secondary to a hypersensitivity reaction by the host to foreign material such as the mites, eggs, and feces in the skin.

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In the food industry there are some energy drinks that contain taurine, and there have been reports of hypersensitivity reaction with synthetic taurine (11).

Erythema exsudativum multiforme induced by a taurine-containing energy drink

It is categorized as type I hypersensitivity reaction (Roitt et al.

Prevalence of Multiple Foods Sensitization in Pakistani Population

Anaphylaxis is defined as a severe, life threating, generalized or systemic hypersensitivity reaction.

Latex allergy on anaesthesiologist and anaesthesia managements: Are the health workers high risk patients?

Stevens-Johnsons Syndrome (SJS) is an immune-complex-mediated hypersensitivity reaction and has been linked as an adverse side effects to many drugs.

Stevens Johnson Syndrome associated with Lamotrigine

The present case has demonstrated that, ADR of agomelatine may be depending on its effect of non-immediate type IV hypersensitivity reaction.

Agomelatine-induced maculopapular rash: a case report/Agomelatinin indukledigi makulopapuler dokuntu: bir olgu sunumu

The symptoms of a severe hypersensitivity reaction include throat tightness, difficulty breathing, feeling faint, swelling of the eyes, lips or tongue.

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While there is debate in the literature about definitions of anaphylaxis that include these anaphylactoid reactions, the commonest definition of anaphylaxis is one of an immediate hypersensitivity reaction mediated by IgE, involving release of mediators from mast cells, that induces systemic adverse outcomes.