Tree Nut-Induced Anaphylaxis in Canadian Emergency Departments: Rate, Clinical Characteristics and Management

CONCLUSION: Different TNA patterns in Canada may be due to differences in lifestyle (higher prevalence of Asian ethnicity in British Columbia versus Arabic ethnicity in Ontario and Quebec). IM epinephrine underutilization urges for EAI stocking in schools and restaurants, patient education, and consistent policies across Canada.PMID:35718284 | DOI:10.1016/j.anai.2022.06.008

Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - June 19, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Laurence Ducharme Sofianne Gabrielli Ann E Clarke Judy Morris Jocelyn Gravel Rodrick Lim Edmond S Chan Ran D Goldman Andrew O'Keefe Jennifer Gerdts Derek K Chu Julia Upton Elana Hochstadter Adam Bretholz Christine McCusker Xun Zhang Moshe Ben-Shoshan Source Type: research