[Emergency management of food reaction in a child].

Rev Prat

Pédiatrie générale et hôpital de jour de pneumo-allergologie, hôpital Ambroise Paré, AP-HP, Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

Published: October 2016

Emergency management of food reaction in a child. Emergency management of food anaphylaxis depends on severity of the signs. In case of minor signs, antihistamines may be sufficient to contain the allergic reaction. If signs become stronger, in case of anaphylaxis, intramuscular injection of adrenaline should be given. The definition of anaphylaxis cannot be limited to shock. In practice, the rapid onset of clinical manifestations reaching two systems, after consumption of a suspect food is strongly suggestive of the diagnosis.

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