PMID- 16176397
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060406
LR  - 20080528
IS  - 0905-6157 (Print)
IS  - 0905-6157 (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 6
DP  - 2005 Sep
TI  - The prevalence of peanut sensitization and the association to pollen 
      sensitization in a cohort of unselected adolescents--The Odense Adolescence 
      Cohort Study on Atopic Diseases and Dermatitis (TOACS).
PG  - 501-6
AB  - In the last decade an increased occurrence of peanut hypersensitivity and severe 
      anaphylactic reactions to peanut have been reported. However, few prevalence 
      studies have been performed in unselected populations. This study evaluated the 
      point prevalence of peanut hypersensitivity in Danish adolescents. The point 
      prevalence of peanut allergy confirmed by oral challenge was estimated to 0.5%. 
      The number of adolescents sensitized to peanut by specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) 
      (CAP FEIA) and skin prick test (SPT) were higher (5.8% resp. 3.4%). In 
      adolescents without clinically relevant peanut sensitization most cases were 
      sensitized to grass pollen and the IgE class for grass was higher than for 
      peanut. A correlation between peanut and pollen (grass) sensitization is 
      therefore plausible. Before a positive SPT or specific IgE measurement to peanut 
      is considered clinically relevant in a patient, the case history should be 
      evaluated together with examination for pollen sensitization.
FAU - Mortz, Charlotte Gotthard
AU  - Mortz CG
AD  - Department of Dermatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark. 
      mortz@allergi.sdu.dk
FAU - Andersen, Klaus Ejner
AU  - Andersen KE
FAU - Bindslev-Jensen, Carsten
AU  - Bindslev-Jensen C
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Pediatr Allergy Immunol
JT  - Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society 
      of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
JID - 9106718
RN  - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Antibody Specificity
MH  - Asthma/complications/epidemiology
MH  - Case-Control Studies
MH  - Cohort Studies
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Denmark/epidemiology
MH  - Dermatitis, Atopic/complications/*epidemiology/immunology
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Immunization
MH  - Immunoglobulin E/blood
MH  - Male
MH  - Peanut Hypersensitivity/complications/*epidemiology/immunology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/complications/epidemiology
MH  - Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/complications/*epidemiology/immunology
MH  - Skin Tests
EDAT- 2005/09/24 09:00
MHDA- 2006/04/07 09:00
CRDT- 2005/09/24 09:00
PHST- 2005/09/24 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/04/07 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/09/24 09:00 [entrez]
AID - PAI302 [pii]
AID - 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2005.00302.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2005 Sep;16(6):501-6. doi: 
      10.1111/j.1399-3038.2005.00302.x.