Similar prevalence, different spectrum: IgE-mediated food allergy among Turkish adolescents

Mustafayev R., Civelek E., Orhan F., Yuksel H., Boz A. B., Sekerel B. E.

ALLERGOLOGIA ET IMMUNOPATHOLOGIA, cilt.41, sa.6, ss.387-396, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.aller.2012.05.005
  • Dergi Adı: ALLERGOLOGIA ET IMMUNOPATHOLOGIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.387-396
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Child, Food allergy, Oral food challenge, Prevalence, Skin prick test, MUSTARD ALLERGY, CHILDREN, SCHOOLCHILDREN, HYPERSENSITIVITY, POPULATION, BURDEN, INFANTS, SESAME
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Scarcity of reliable data on food allergy prevalence exists in Turkey. We aimed to assess reported and confirmed IgE-mediated food allergy prevalence, and define the spectrum of allergenic food.