Incidence of food anaphylaxis in Piemonte region (Italy): data from registry of Center for Severe Allergic Reactions
| Autor: | Alberto Raie, Giovanni Rolla, Claudia Bussolino, Sabrina Mietta, F. Nebiolo, Maurizio Galimberti, Gianni Cadario, Enrico Heffler |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Allergy Adolescent Cardiovascular symptoms Risk Factors Food allergy Food anaphylaxis Epidemiology Prevalence Internal Medicine medicine anafilassi Humans Registries allergia a cibi Child Anaphylaxis Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Incidence Infant Middle Aged medicine.disease Italy Infectious disease (medical specialty) Child Preschool Immunology Emergency Medicine Female business Food Hypersensitivity |
| Popis: | There are wide differences in estimated incidence and prevalence of anaphylaxis because of the absence, until recently, of a universal consensus on the definition of anaphylaxis and the different source of collected data. We aimed to estimate the incidence of food anaphylaxis based on the database of Piemonte Region (Italy) Reference Center for Severe Allergic Reactions. All cases of severe food allergic reactions reported in 2010 were studied. Clinical data associated to the reports were evaluated according to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network diagnostic criteria of anaphylaxis. 75 % of the 778 cases were classified as food anaphylaxis (incidence of 13/100,000 person-years, ranging from 9.9 in adults to 29/100,000 person-years in children). Nuts were the most frequent foods causing anaphylaxis. Milk and eggs were responsible for anaphylaxis more often in children, while peach, vegetables and crustaceans were in adults. Cardiovascular symptoms were more frequent in adults. Gastrointestinal involvement was more frequent in children. A high prevalence of respiratory allergic comorbidities was observed. Food is an important cause of anaphylaxis, particularly in subjects with respiratory allergic comorbidities. Children and adults differ in triggers and clinical presentation of anaphylaxis. |
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