anaphylaxis
MONDO:0100053Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names anaphylaxis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An acute hypersensitivity reaction that occurs from exposure to an allergen. It results from the release of histamine and histamine-like substances from mast cells, and can present with breathing difficulty due to narrowed airways, dizziness and hypotension, skin rash, weak pulse, nausea and vomiting.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0100053), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: anaphylaxis
- Also called
- anaphylactic shocksystemic anaphylaxis