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This the name given to a sudden
severe hypersensitive reaction usually to the injection or ingestion
of a particular foreign substance into a persons body who has already
been exposed to the substance and reacted violently to it. Patients
who have had an attack of anaphylaxis should ideally carry with them
the means to abort or counteract the reaction.
At certain times of the year this reaction occurs in some people when
stung (ie injected) by a wasp. The ingestion of seafood and nuts or
nut extracts can have the same affect.
The repercussions are dramatic; profound vasodilatation (blood vessels
rapidly expanding their width) leads to warming of the peripheral areas
and low blood pressure. There is unticaria, bronchospasm and oedema
(excess of fluid in an area). This reaction could be mild, resulting
in fainting or may advance to a respiratory blockage and circulatory
collapse.
seeds. 'Minor' allergens: buckwheat, celery, fruits with stones (apricots,
cherries, peaches and plums).
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