Food Allergy in Lebanon: Is Sesame the “Middle Eastern” Peanut

The clinical presentations of positive results were cutaneous: atopic dermatitis, urticaria/ angiodema (n=81, 85.27%), gastro-intestinal (n = 9, 9.47%) and anaphylactic shock (n = 5, 5.26%).The major allergens were cow's milk in infants and young children(30.38% and 17.40% respectively), hazeln...

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Published in:Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2006-02, Vol.117 (2), p.S37-S37
Main Authors: Irani, C., Germanos, M., Kazma, H., Merhej, V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergies
Food
Food allergies
Peanuts
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Summary:The clinical presentations of positive results were cutaneous: atopic dermatitis, urticaria/ angiodema (n=81, 85.27%), gastro-intestinal (n = 9, 9.47%) and anaphylactic shock (n = 5, 5.26%).The major allergens were cow's milk in infants and young children(30.38% and 17.40% respectively), hazelnut and wheat flour in adults(9.93% and 8.54%).We found more positive specific IgE to peanut than to sesame in infants(15.18% vs 3.79%),children(8.26% vs 2.65%) or adults(7.14% vs1.91%).
ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2005.12.150