THE RÔLE OF ACCIDENTAL PUNCTURE OF VEINS IN THE PRODUCTION OF ALLERGIC SHOCK
Authors: G. L. Waldbott, M. S. Ascher
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1936)

Article1 March 1936THE RÔLE OF ACCIDENTAL PUNCTURE OF VEINS IN THE PRODUCTION OF ALLERGIC SHOCKG. L. WALDBOTT, M.D., F.A.C.P., M. S. ASCHER, M.D.G. L. WALDBOTT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, M. S. ASCHER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-9-1232 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn spite of many publications on the prevention of allergic shock following injections of pollen and serum, there remains a great deal of uncertainty concerning its causes and prevention. This is well illustrated by the fact that even those clinicians who are most experienced in the administration of hypodermic medication are still completely at loss to explain certain reactions. Piness,1 for instance, stated, in 1934, that despite the most careful gauging of doses there are reactions for which we are unable to account.The importance in this connection of accidental intravenous injection of the allergen is not sufficiently stressed. In...Bibliography1. PINESS S: Discussion, Jr. Allergy, 1934, vi, 99. Google Scholar2. RUDOLPHCOHEN JAMB: Types of human hypersensitiveness, their relationship to liability to serum reactions, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, cii, 900. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. DUKE WW: New method of administering pollen extract for purposes of preventing reactions, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1930, xciv, 767. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. INSLEY SW: The control of immediate shock following hypodermic medication, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1930, xciv, 765. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. WALDBOTT GL: The prevention of anaphylactic shock, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcviii, 446. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. WALDBOTT GL: Systemic reactions from pollen injections, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1931, xcvi, 1848. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. KAHN RL: Study on tissue reactions in immunity; comparative response following intravenous and intradermal injections of organisms, Jr. Immunol., 1933, xxv, 339. Google Scholar8. WALDBOTTSNELL GLAD: Pulmonary lesions resembling pneumonia as the result of allergic shock, Jr. Pediat., 1935, vi, 229. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. RICE RM: Method of controlling pollen reactions, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, cii, 1222. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. LICHTENSTEIN MR: Intravenous pollen therapy, Jr. Allergy, 1934, v, 231. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Detroit, Michigan*Received for publication June 29, 1935.†Whether this sensitivity is inherited (atopic) or acquired ("anaphylactic") does not alter in the slightest degree the symptomatology of shock. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byNew Trends in the Treatment of Bronchial AsthmaFacts and Fancies in the Management of the Seriously Ill Patient with Bronchial AsthmaConstitutional Reactions in Hay Fever TherapyThe optimal doses in pollen therapy 1 March 1936Volume 9, Issue 9Page: 1232-1239KeywordsAllergensIntravenous injectionsPollenShockVeins ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1936 PDF downloadLoading ...