Hypersensitivity, Immediate - Chemically induced
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Skin testing for IgE-mediated drug allergy.

30 Jul 2009 Skin tests with drugs help determine the cause and mechanism of drug hypersensitivity reactions. The diagnosis of adverse drug reactions is based primarily on history and clinical presentation. In type I, IgE-mediated allergic drug reactions, skin ... Read more...

Immediate and delayed reactions to radiocontrast media: is there an allergic mechanism?

30 Jul 2009 Radiocontrast media can cause immediate (1 hour) and nonimmediate (>1 hour) hypersensitivity reactions that remain unpredictable and a cause of concern for radiologists and cardiologists. Immediate hypersensitivity reactions resemble anaphylaxis, ... Read more...

The pholcodine story.

30 Jul 2009 Anaphylactic reactions to neuromuscular blocking agents during general anesthesia constitute a major cause of concern and a great source of debate among anesthesiologists. The authors' recent investigations, taking the striking differences of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hypersensitivity, Immediate - Chemically induced'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Skin testing for IgE-mediated drug allergy. 30 Jul 2009
• Immediate and delayed reactions to radiocontrast media: is there an allergic mechanism? 30 Jul 2009
• The pholcodine story. 30 Jul 2009
• Are biologics safe in the treatment of atopic dermatitis? A review with a focus on immediate hypersensitivity reactions. 29 Jul 2009
• [Investigation of suspected beta-lactam hypersensitivity] 30 May 2009
• Immediate cross-hypersensitivity between micafungin and caspofungin: a case report. 8 Mar 2009
• [Suspected allergy to local anesthetics prior to dental treatment] 30 Jan 2009
• [Allergy and vaccination] 30 Dec 2008
• [A case of idiosyncrasy to sevoflurane in a patient with bilateral nephroblastoma and WAGR syndrome] 30 Dec 2008
• Hypersensitivity reaction to omeprazole in a child. 30 Dec 2008
• Does vitamin D intake during infancy promote the development of atopic allergy? 30 Dec 2008
• [Solubilizing and sustained-releasing abilities and safety preliminary evaluation for paclitaxel based on N-octyl-O, N-carboxymethyl chitosan polymeric micelles] 30 Jul 2008
• Issues in stinging insect allergy immunotherapy: a review. 30 Jul 2008
• Immediate-type allergy by occupational exposure to didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride. 30 Jul 2008
• The association of early life exposure to antibiotics and the development of asthma, eczema and atopy in a birth cohort: confounding or causality? 30 Jul 2008
• [Cosmetic allergy] 29 Jun 2008
• Immediate allergy from valacyclovir. 29 Jun 2008
• [Immediate patent blue-induced hypersensitivity during sentinel node detection: The value of cutaneous tests] 17 Jun 2008
• Granulomatous tattoo reaction and erythema nodosum in a young woman: common cause or coincidence? 30 May 2008
• Type I immediate hypersensitivity reaction to cyanocobalamin but not hydroxycobalamin. 19 May 2008

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Technical information about 'Hypersensitivity, Immediate'

Definition: Hypersensitivity reactions which occur within minutes of exposure to challenging antigen due to the release of histamine which follows the antigen-antibody reaction and causes smooth muscle contraction and increased vascular permeability.

Descriptor UI: D006969

Alternative terms: Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivities, Immediate; Immediate Hypersensitivities; Immediate Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity, Atopic; IgE-Mediated Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivities, IgE-Mediated; Hypersensitivity, IgE-Mediated; IgE Mediated Hypersensitivity; IgE-Mediated Hypersensitivities; Hypersensitivity, Type I; Hypersensitivities, Type I; Type I Hypersensitivities; Type I Hypersensitivity; Atopic Hypersensitivity; Atopic Hypersensitivities; Hypersensitivities, Atopic;

Related Mesh Headings: Latex Hypersensitivity;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C20.543.480;

History Note: 66(65)

Technical Notes: /chem ind: coord with DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY or specifics