anaphylactic shock 過敏性休克     (in English and Chinese 中英文)

by Joe Hing Kwok Chu    按此看中文。

Anaphylactic shock occurs when a body sensitive to allergens reacts to exposure to a foreign substance, suddenly develops whole body inflammation, causing a sharp drop in blood pressure, urticaria (hives), and breathing difficulty.  Common allergens are bee venom, dust mites, pollens, certain drugs, peanuts or other vegetations, plasma, yeast, and latex.  The reaction of low blood pressure may be fatal if emergency treatment, including epinephrine injections, is not given immediately. Anti-histamine drugs are usually used.

It is also called anaphylaxis.

People with shenyangxu (kidney yang deficient) condition are more susceptible to anaphylactic shock.

過敏性休克的定義

具有敏感之個體因接觸到外界過敏物質驟然引起的全身 性發炎反應, 症狀可能血壓突然降低，皮膚紅腫，呼吸困難等。過敏性物質包括藥物，蜂毒，食 物如花生等，血清，酵素，乳膠，花粉與塵璊 或其他植物。這些過敏性反應，如引起低血壓，若沒緊急治療如注射腎腺上素，可能致命。抗組織胺也常用。過敏性休克也稱為全身型過敏性反應 。