PMID- 19530417
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20090630
LR  - 20130731
IS  - 1018-9068 (Print)
IS  - 1018-9068 (Linking)
VI  - 19 Suppl 2
DP  - 2009
TI  - Food allergy in Alergologica-2005.
PG  - 37-44
AB  - BACKGROUND: Alergologica-2005 is a cross-sectional study carried out in Spain in 
      4991 new patients prospectively recruited in allergy clinics. OBJECTIVE: To 
      describe the characteristics of food allergic patients included in 
      Alergologica-2005. RESULTS: Food allergy was diagnosed in 369 subjects (7.4%, 95% 
      CI, 6.7%-8.1%). The most common offending foods were fruits (33.3% of cases), 
      nuts (26%), shellfish (22%), egg (16%), milk (13.9%) and fish (9.8%). Rosaceae 
      fruits and crustaceans elicited 23.6% and 18.7% of the reactions, respectively. 
      Milk and egg were the most common foods in patients < 5 years of age, whereas 
      fruits and nuts were the most prevalent foods in patients over 5 years. The most 
      frequent manifestations included skin reactions (65.3%), oral allergy syndrome 
      (33.6%), digestive symptoms (24.7%) and anaphylaxis (17.9%). The clinical 
      presentation differed among foods. Prick-tests were carried out more frequently 
      than serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) determinations (95.9% vs. 65%). Oral challenges 
      were performed in 13% of patients, and 72.3% of these were open. Food allergy was 
      diagnosed on the basis of medical history and positive IgE in 60.2% of the 
      patients, ranging from 13.7% for milk to 75% for cereals. The self perception of 
      patients' quality of life was lower than that of the 75% of Spanish reference 
      population. CONCLUSION: Food allergy is diagnosed in 7.4% of the patients seen in 
      allergy clinics across Spain, and has an important impact on the quality of life 
      of patients. The foods involved in reactions change with age. The clinical 
      presentation changes with the food, although the skin is the most frequently 
      affected organ.
FAU - Fernandez Rivas, M
AU  - Fernandez Rivas M
AD  - Allergology Service, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. 
      mfernandezri.hcsc@salud.madrid.org
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Spain
TA  - J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol
JT  - Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology
JID - 9107858
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Breast Feeding
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Food Hypersensitivity/diagnosis/epidemiology/*etiology/therapy
MH  - Health Care Costs
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Quality of Life
MH  - Referral and Consultation
MH  - Spain/epidemiology
EDAT- 2009/06/18 09:00
MHDA- 2009/07/01 09:00
CRDT- 2009/06/18 09:00
PHST- 2009/06/18 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/06/18 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/07/01 09:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2009;19 Suppl 2:37-44.