Idiopathic anaphylaxis yardstick: Practical recommendations for clinical practice

• Published in: Annals of allergy, asthma, & immunology Vol. 124; no. 1; pp. 16 - 27
• Main Authors: Carter, Melody C, Akin, Cem, Castells, Mariana C, Scott, Erin P, Lieberman, Phil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use; Anaphylaxis - diagnosis; Anaphylaxis - drug therapy; Diagnosis, Differential; Epinephrine - therapeutic use; Humans; Mastocytosis - diagnosis; Mastocytosis - immunology

Anaphylaxis is considered idiopathic when there is no known trigger. The signs and symptoms of idiopathic anaphylaxis (IA) are identical to those of anaphylaxis because of a known cause and can include cutaneous, circulatory, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurologic symptoms. Idiopathic anaphyl...