Getting to know

Basically, the mechanism causing anaphylaxis is similar to that underlying other allergic diseases (to see a detailed description of these mechanisms visit the section “what is allergy”)

However, unlike in other allergic diseases in which the symptoms are usually confined to only one organ (usually the one that is in direct contact with the allergen), in anaphylaxis the allergen triggers an allergic response in several organs in the same time (or in a very rapid succession). Therefore the anaphylactic reaction is more dramatic than the other allergic diseases.