Table 1 Causes of anaphylaxis.
From: Anaphylaxis
Common: • Foods: most commonly peanuts, tree nuts, egg, seafood and fish, cow’s milk, wheat • Medications: most commonly antibiotics • Insect stings (bees and wasps) • Natural rubber latex • Unidentified (no cause found; idiopathic anaphylaxis) |
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Less common: • Exercise • Semen • Food additives: monosodium glutamate, metabisulfite • Hormonal changes: menstrual factors • Topical medications • Transfusions |