How to Use anaphylactic shock in a Sentence

anaphylactic shock

noun
  • Some have even gone into anaphylactic shock.
    — Greg Wehner , Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • They had each been stung dozens of times and were in severe anaphylactic shock, Yianouchongteng said.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The risk of multiple stings can lead to an allergic reaction, or in rare cases, anaphylactic shock for some people.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
  • By 2007, van Nunen had seen more than seventy patients with the meat allergy, many of whom had gone into anaphylactic shock.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • If the reaction isn't treated immediately, someone in anaphylactic shock can die.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Among them is Kimura, who was diagnosed with food allergies at 14 months old when he was rushed to the hospital in anaphylactic shock after eating a peanut off the floor.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Consuming gluten with a wheat allergy may result in vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, nasal congestion, hives, swelling, and even life-threatening anaphylactic shock.
    — Christina Manian, Health, 29 May 2026
  • As well as itching and breathing difficulties, contact with the caterpillars’ hairs can also cause hives or a rash, and, in severe cases, an allergic reaction including anaphylactic shock.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • There, a patient experienced anaphylactic shock and cardiac arrest following an IV infusion of thiamine.
    — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Exposure to the nuts can trigger a severe allergic reaction known as anaphylactic shock, which can cause serious, life-threatening symptoms like difficulty breathing, according to Mayo Clinic.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In 2018, Frankel, who suffers from a rare fish allergy, went into anaphylactic shock and spent several days in the ICU after eating soup that unknowingly contained fish flakes.
    — Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Letícia Paul, who had recently earned her law degree and was pursuing postgraduate studies in real estate and business law, went into anaphylactic shock moments after receiving an iodinated contrast dye, Jam Press reported.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025

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