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Anaphylaxis has been recognized for more than 100 years, but it remains a condition that is difficult to predict, diagnose, and treat. Generally defined as a serious allergic reaction that is rapid in onset and may cause death,¹ anaphylaxis and its potential to occur can be of great concern for patients and clinicians. Compounding this concern in the United States and other industrialized societies is the increasing incidence of food allergies, which are the leading cause of cases of anaphylaxis reported in hospital emergency departments, where there are approximately 30,000 reactions and 200 deaths from anaphylaxis each year.² The alarming . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

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