Peanut induced anaphylaxis in children and adolescents: data from the European Anaphylaxis Registry

Autor: Lars Lange, Renata Rodrigues Cocco, Ismail Yildiz, Thomas S. Reese, Christian Vogelberg, Jonathan O'b Hourihane, Katja Nemat, J.-M. Renaudin, Tihomir B. Mustakov, Ewa Cichocka-Jarosz, Alice Koehli, Montserrat Fernandez-Rivas, Ioana Maris, Margitta Worm, M. Polz, Sabine Dölle, C. Kemen, Ute Staden, Hagen Ott, Kathrin Scherer, Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos, Irena Neustaedter, Thomas Spindler, Alessandro Fiocchi, Helen Straube, Susanne Haemmerling, Zsolt Szépfalusi
Rok vydání: 2020
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Popis: Background: Peanut allergy has a rising prevalence in high-income countries, affecting 0.5–1.4% of children. This study aimed to better understand peanut anaphylaxis in comparison to anaphylaxis to other food triggers in European children and adolescents. Methods: Data was sourced from the European Anaphylaxis Registry via an online questionnaire, after in-depth review of food induced anaphylaxis cases in a tertiary paediatric allergy centre. Results: 3514 cases of food anaphylaxis were reported between July 2007 - March 2018, 56% in patients younger than 18 years. Peanut anaphylaxis was recorded in 459 children and adolescents (85% of all peanut anaphylaxis cases). Previous reactions (42% vs 38%; p=0.001), asthma comorbidity (47% vs 35%; p
Databáze: OpenAIRE