Food allergies in children: a comparison of parental reports and skin prick test results
| Autor: | Azwin Lubis, Camilia Metadea Aji Savitri, Gatot Soegiarto |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Allergy medicine.medical_specialty food allergy business.industry lcsh:R lcsh:RJ1-570 lcsh:Medicine lcsh:Pediatrics medicine.disease Dermatology Test (assessment) 03 medical and health sciences skin prick test 030104 developmental biology Food allergy Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Paediatrica Indonesiana, Vol 58, Iss 2, Pp 59-65 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 0030-9311 |
| Popis: | Background Food allergy is common in children and its prevalence is generally on the rise. Imprecise parental reports about reactions to particular foods can lead to unnecessary restrictions. Since children have specific growth requirements, such nutritional restrictions may have disturbing effects on children’s growth and development.Objective To compare parental reports on food reactions to skin prick test results in their children.Method Retrospective, cross sectional study using patient’s medical record data during one-year study period. Data were analyzed manually and statistically, to assess the degree of agreement (Kappa’s coefficient) and significance (P).Results We collected data from 154 subjects aged 0-18 years. For every allergen assessed, parents reported more food reactions than positive skin prick test results. Allergy incidence were caused, in order, by cow’s milk and chicken (25.3%), eggs (22.1%), chocolate (20.1%), fruits (14.3%), seafood (13%), and saltwater fish (1.9%). Kappa coefficient are all poor (0.05 except for chicken (P=0.02).Conclusion Most parents tend to overestimate which food cause reactions in their children, as reactions reported were not necessarily allergenic. Therefore, every patient experiencing allergy reactions should undergo skin prick testing to confirm the possibility of allergy. |
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