Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tryptase levels were successfully used to identify individuals with severe or milk-induced anaphylaxis, ...

In a decade-long study, a ratio of serum acute tryptase to serum baseline tryptase above 1.74 showed superior diagnostic performance compared with the current consensus formula, which requires serum ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with alpha tryptase had more anaphylaxis than patients who only had B-tryptase. 65% of patients with ...

The diagnosis of anaphylaxis can be tricky, especially in the absence of known triggers and when other conditions, such as urticaria and asthma, mimic aspects of the reaction. Biomarkers can help to ...

Researchers reported for the first time that a genetic biomarker may be able to help predict the severity of food allergy reactions. Currently there is no reliable or readily available clinical ...

Dr. F. Dan Atkins answers the question: 'Lab Tests For Anaphylaxis?' — -- Question: Are there lab tests that can be done to determine if a reaction was due to anaphylaxis? Answer: The diagnosis ...

As with other food allergies, people who are severely allergic to peanuts have few good ways to protect themselves—apart from total avoidance. While using oral immunotherapy to desensitize oneself to ...

—An analysis of registry data concluded that hypersensitivity reactions in patients with mastocytosis are caused by exposure to certain triggers, including low tryptase levels and stings from certain ...

Perioperative allergic reactions and anaphylaxis represent severe, potentially life‐threatening complications that can arise during anaesthesia and surgery. Such reactions are often triggered by a ...

Researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and colleagues reported for the first time that a genetic biomarker may be able to help predict the severity of food allergy ...