Friend on facebook just diagnosed with anaphylactoid reactions. in my country we never heard that term. is that something new?

Anaphylactoid: This is the exact same reaction as anaphylaxis with the only difference being that "true" anaphylaxis is caused by an allergic antibody (ige) reaction to a foreign substance whereas anaphylactoid reactions have all the same symptoms but are not caused by an allergic antibody (ige) reaction. Both are treated the same way....Epinephrine.