Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Treatment may include:
- Drugs used to treat allergic reactions (antihistamines)
- Drugs used to treat swelling and allergies (steroids)
- Fluids given through a vein (intravenous)
- Medicines to raise blood pressure if it drops too low
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
This can be a very serious problem which can even result in death. With the right treatment, a full recovery is likely.
Complications
- Kidney failure
- Low blood pressure needing intensive care
- Death
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if you have recently had a blood transfusion or transplant and you have the symptoms listed above.
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Review Date: 05/13/2008
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and Stuart I. Henochowicz, MD, FACP, Associate
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology,
and Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical School. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
