Table 5: Masqueraders of Anaphylaxis

Table 5:

Masqueraders of Anaphylaxis

Cardiovascular

Endocrinologic

Pulmonary

Neurologic

Toxic/
metabolic

Systemic Disorders

Psychiatric

Vasovagal syncope

Hypovolemic shock

Cardiogenic
shock

Carcinoid syndrome

Pheochromocytoma

Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid

Status
asmaticus

Pulmonary embolism

Airway foreign body

Autonomic epilepsy

Seizure disorder

Stroke

Monosodium glutamate ingestion/Chinese restaurant syndrome

"Red man" syndrome after vancomycin infusion

Drug overdose

Scombroid fish poisoning

Sulfite ingestion

Systemic mastocytosis

Hereditary or acquired angioedema

Basophilic leukemia

Acute promyelocytic leukemia

Panic attack

Globus hystericus

Vocal cord dysfunction

Munchausen's syndrome