mast cell degranulation

Etiology

• physical stimuli
  • exercise, friction, heat, cold, vibration, pressure
• venoms
  • snake bite, bee sting, wasp sting
• drugs:
  • alcohol, dextran, polymixin B, morphine, codeine, scopolamine, D-tubocurarine, NSAIDs

Management

• antihistamines (sedating H1 receptor antagonists)

More general terms

• physiologic process

Additional terms

• mast cell