Citation

Namiki H. BMJ Case Rep. 2017; 2017(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Yonaguni Municipal Clinic, Japan Association for Development of Community Medicine, Okinawa, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bcr-2017-222297

PMID

29066661

Abstract

A 75-year-old Japanese woman presented with acute flushing pruritus and a feeling of diffuse warmth followed by collapse while dancing. After resting for 30 min and receiving a rapid infusion of 0.9% sodium chloride, her condition stabilised. She admitted that she had a similar experience 2 years earlier while dancing. Based on her history, her symptoms were attributed to exercise-induced anaphylaxis. None of the episodes was associated with any other suspicious cotriggers of anaphylaxis. She was successfully discharged from the clinic without any complications after receiving careful guidance on how to prevent this condition.

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Language: en

Keywords

general practice / family medicine; geriatric medicine; primary care; sports and exercise medicine