Food-induced anaphylaxis.
Food allergies affect approximately 2% of the population and are the single leading cause of anaphylaxis occurring outside of hospitals in westernized countries. Given the frequency of IgE-mediated food allergy, it is imperative that physicians appropriately diagnose food-allergic patients, educate them in the appropriate measures to prevent accidental ingestion of food allergens, teach them to recognize early signs of anaphylaxis, and arm them with medications and a treatment plan to utilize in case of the 'almost inevitable' accidental ingestion.
Sampson
Hugh A
HA
Division of Allergy & Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Box 1198, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA.
D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology
D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E