Increasing incidence of peanut allergy doubled in children from Bosnia and Herzegovnia during last decade
Autor: | Amina Selmovic, Lutvo Sporisevic, Begler Begovic, Milan Mikovic, Teodora Frankic, S Penava, Aida Djulepa Djurdjevic, A Bajraktarevic, Jasna Gutic, Andrea Pahor Kurilic, Zeljko Roncevic, Zlatko Guzin, Besima Rakic Prnjavorac |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Allergen immunotherapy Allergy Peanut butter business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Immunology Peanut allergy food and beverages RC581-607 medicine.disease Hypersensitivity reaction Epinephrine Poster Presentation medicine Immunology and Allergy Immunologic diseases. Allergy business Anaphylaxis medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Clinical and Translational Allergy, Vol 1, Iss Suppl 1, p P29 (2011) Clinical and Translational Allergy |
ISSN: | 2045-7022 |
Popis: | Background Peanut butter is known as a healthy food . It is a type one hypersensitivity reaction to dietary substances from peanuts causing an overreaction of the immune system which in a small percentage of children may lead to severe physical symptoms. Peanut allergy is one of the most common causes of anaphylaxis, a pediatrics medical emergency that requires treatment with an epinephrine (adrenaline). |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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