Common Causes of Anaphylaxis in Children
Background Anaphylaxis is an acute, systemic, and potentially fatal allergic reaction. Many things can cause anaphylaxis potentially but some agents are more common like some foods (milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanut, tree nut, shellfish, and fish), insect stings, medications, latex, and food-dependent e...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The World Allergy Organization journal 2010, Vol.3 (1), p.9-13 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background Anaphylaxis is an acute, systemic, and potentially fatal allergic reaction. Many things can cause anaphylaxis potentially but some agents are more common like some foods (milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanut, tree nut, shellfish, and fish), insect stings, medications, latex, and food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis. The goal of this study is to show the common causes of anaphylaxis among the children with anaphylaxis history who were referred to the Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute (IAARI) during a 4-year period (2005-2009).Methods and Materials During those 4 years, we registered all children ( |
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ISSN: | 1939-4551 1939-4551 |
DOI: | 10.1097/WOX.0b013e3181c82128 |