ArticleEmergency medicine journal : EMJ2002
Fatal asthma or anaphylaxis?
Article in Emergency medicine journal : EMJ, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Predictors of Fatal Anaphylaxis: A Systematic Review.International archives of allergy and immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of Systemic Exposure Between Epinephrine Delivered via Metered-Dose Inhalation and Intramuscular Injection.Journal of aerosol medicine and pulmonary drug delivery · 2025Trial
- Trends in Anaphylaxis Hospitalizations among Adults in Spain and Their Relationship with Asthma-Analysis of Hospital Discharge data from 2016 to 2021.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests caused by anaphylaxis and factors associated with outcomes: an observational study.BMJ open · 2022Observational
- Evidence update for the treatment of anaphylaxis.Resuscitation · 2021Review
- Epinephrine auto-injectors for acute asthma as well as anaphylaxis.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2019Article
- Myths, facts and controversies in the diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis.Archives of disease in childhood · 2019Review
- "Two Stones on One Bird": A Case Report on Severe Biphasic Anaphylaxis Masquerading as Life-Threatening Acute Asthma.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2018Article
- Pediatric emergency medical services and their drawbacks.Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shock · 2012Article
- Fatal asthma or anaphylaxis?Emergency medicine journal : EMJ · 2002Article
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Abstract
The incidence of anaphylaxis is under-reported. Children with asthma are frequently atopic and prone to allergic reactions. Parents and clinicians may attribute wheeze of rapid onset to acute severe asthma, rather than recognising an anaphylactic event. Two cases of fatal anaphylaxis are reported who were initially diagnosed as acute severe asthma, and responded poorly to bronchodilator treatment. Survivors of "acute asphyxic asthma" should be screened for reactions to common allergens that provoke anaphylactic reactions. Even if no provoking factor is identified, the asthma management plan of children who survive an episode of acute asphyxic asthma should include intramuscular adrenaline (epinephrine) in addition to conventional bronchodilators.
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