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Anaphylaxis should be considered to be a potential cause of stuporous state
1Department of Neurology, Clínica Universitaria of Navarra, Faculty of Medicine, Pamplona, Spain.
Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology
|December 3, 1999
Abstract:
Anaphylaxis is not considered to cause stupor. We studied the case of a 69-year-old woman who lost consciousness after eating seafood. On her admittance to hospital she was in a state of stupor and elevated serum tryptase levels led us to the diagnosis of anaphylaxis.