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- Anaphylaxis
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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Anaphylaxis:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
After exposure to an antigen, feeling of impending doom, weakness, sneezing, wheezing, dyspnea, urticaria, respiratory distress, abdominal cramping, hypotension, shock
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Common variable immunodeficiency:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
In common variable immunodeficiency, pyogenic bacterial infections are characteristic but tend to be chronic rather than acute (as in X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia). Recurrent sinopulmonary infections, chronic bacterial conjunctivitis, and malabsorption (commonly associated with infestation by Giardia lamblia) are usually the first clues to immunodeficiency.
Common variable immunodeficiency may be associated with autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, hemolytic anemia, and pernicious anemia, and with cancers, such as leukemia and lymphoma.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Allergic purpuras:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Characteristic skin lesions of allergic purpura are purple, macular, ecchymotic, and of varying size. They’re caused by vascular leakage into the skin and mucous membranes. (See Purpuric lesions.) The lesions usually appear in symmetric patterns on the arms, legs, and buttocks and are accompanied by pruritus, paresthesia and, occasionally, angioneurotic edema. In children, skin lesions are generally urticarial and expand and become hemorrhagic. Scattered petechiae may appear on the legs, buttocks, and perineum.
Henoch-Schönlein syndrome commonly produces transient or severe colic, tenesmus (spasmodic contraction of the anal sphincter) and constipation, vomiting, and edema or hemorrhage of the mucous membranes of the bowel, resulting in GI bleeding, occult blood in the stool and, possibly, intussusception. Such GI abnormalities may precede overt, cutaneous signs of purpura. Musculoskeletal symptoms, such as rheumatoid pains and periarticular effusions, mostly affect the legs and feet.
In 25% to 50% of patients, allergic purpura is associated with GU signs and symptoms: nephritis; renal hemorrhages that may cause microscopic hematuria and disturb renal function; bleeding from the mucosal surfaces of the ureters, bladder, or urethra; and, occasionally, glomerulonephritis. Also possible are moderate and irregular fever, headache, anorexia, and localized edema of the hands, feet, or scalp.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Allergic rhinitis:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
In seasonal allergic rhinitis, the key signs and symptoms are paroxysmal sneezing, profuse watery rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction or congestion, and pruritus of the nose and eyes. It’s usually accompanied by pale, cyanotic, edematous nasal mucosa; red and edematous eyelids and conjunctivae; excessive lacrimation; and headache or sinus pain. Some patients also complain of itching in the throat and malaise.
In perennial allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis and other extranasal effects are rare, but chronic nasal obstruction is common. In many cases, this obstruction extends to eustachian tube obstruction, particularly in children.
In both types of allergic rhinitis, dark circles may appear under the patient’s eyes (“allergic shiners”) because of venous congestion in the maxillary sinuses. The severity of signs and symptoms may vary from season to season and from year to year.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
anaphylaxis:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
An anaphylactic reaction produces sudden physical distress within seconds or minutes after exposure to an allergen. A delayed or persistent reaction may occur up to 24 hours later. The severity of the reaction is inversely related to the interval between exposure to the allergen and the onset of symptoms. Usually, the first signs and symptoms include a feeling of impending doom or fright, weakness, sweating, sneezing, shortness of breath, nasal pruritus, urticaria, and angioedema, followed rapidly by symptoms in one or more target organs.
Systemic effects
Cardiovascular signs include hypotension, shock, and sometimes cardiac arrhythmias, which, if untreated, may precipitate circulatory collapse.
Respiratory signs and symptoms can occur at any level in the respiratory tract and commonly include nasal mucosal edema, profuse watery rhinorrhea, itching, nasal congestion, and sudden sneezing attacks. Edema of the upper respiratory tract, resulting in hypopharyngeal and laryngeal obstruction (hoarseness, stridor, and dyspnea), is an early sign of acute respiratory failure, which can be fatal.
GI and genitourinary signs and symptoms include severe stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea, and urinary urgency and incontinence.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Common variable immunodeficiency:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
With common variable immunodeficiency, pyogenic bacterial infections are characteristic but tend to be chronic rather than acute (as in X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia). Recurrent sinopulmonary infections, chronic bacterial conjunctivitis, and malabsorption (commonly associated with infestation by Giardia lamblia) are usually the first clues to immunodeficiency.
Common variable immunodeficiency may be associated with autoimmune diseases (such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, hemolytic anemia, and pernicious anemia) as well as with cancers (such as leukemia and lymphoma).
Clinical tip Patients with common variable immunodeficiency can develop a nonseptic inflammatory arthritis similar to rheumatoid arthritis. However, because septic arthritis has also been reported, a search for an infecting organism should be undertaken in patients with new joint pain and inflammation, particularly if only one or two joints are affected.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Allergic purpura:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Allergic purpura is characterized by purple skin lesions that are macular, ecchymotic, and varying in size, usually appearing in symmetrical patterns on the arms and legs. The lesions are caused by vascular leakage into the skin and mucous membranes and are accompanied by pruritus, paresthesia and, occasionally, angioneurotic edema. In children, the lesions are generally urticarial, and they usually expand and become hemorrhagic. Scattered petechiae may appear on the legs, buttocks, and perineum.
Henoch-Schönlein syndrome commonly produces transient or severe colic, tenesmus (spasmodic contraction of the anal sphincter) and constipation, vomiting, and edema or hemorrhage of the mucous membranes of the bowel, resulting in GI bleeding, occult blood in the stool and, possibly, intussusception. Such GI abnormalities may precede overt, cutaneous signs of purpura. Musculoskeletal symptoms, such as rheumatoid pain and periarticular effusion, mostly affect the legs and feet.
In 25% to 50% of patients, allergic purpura is associated with GU signs and symptoms: nephritis; renal hemorrhages that may cause microscopic hematuria and disturb renal function; bleeding from the mucosal surfaces of the ureters, bladder, or urethra; and, occasionally, glomerulonephritis.
Other signs and symptoms include moderate and irregular fever, headache, anorexia, and localized edema of the hands, feet, or scalp.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
The characteristic symptom of CFIDS is prolonged, often overwhelming fatigue that’s commonly associated with a varying complex of other symptoms. To aid identification of the disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses a “working case definition” to group symptoms and severity. (See CDC criteria for diagnosing CFIDS.)
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Allergic rhinitis:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
With seasonal allergic rhinitis, the key signs and symptoms are paroxysmal sneezing, profuse watery rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction or congestion, and pruritus of the nose and eyes, usually accompanied by pale, cyanotic, edematous nasal mucosa; red and edematous eyelids and conjunctivae; excessive lacrimation; and headache or sinus pain. Some patients also complain of itching in the throat and malaise.
With perennial allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis and other extranasal effects are rare, but chronic nasal obstruction is common and often extends to eustachian tube obstruction, particularly in children.
With both types of allergic rhinitis, dark circles may appear under the patient’s eyes because of venous congestion in the maxillary sinuses. The severity of signs and symptoms may vary from season to season and from year to year.
Some patients may develop chronic complications, including sinusitis and nasal polyps.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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