title: Allergic conditions in a general practice in Nairobi: a pilot study.
abstract: This is a study of 574 randomly selected patients seen in a private practice. The incidence of allergic conditions was found to be 18.8%. The distribution of the allergic conditions was as follows: 35 suffered from bronchial asthma, 33 had dermatological allergic conditions, and 30 were reported as having drug allergies. A significant number of these patients had multiple allergic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Immunology, University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Souza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011331:Private Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors