Frequency of self-reported allergies at a high-complexity referral hospital in Colombia, a tropical Latin American country

CONCLUSION: The distribution of food allergens showed a higher frequency of shrimp and fruit allergies compared to previous studies on African, Asian, and Arabic tropical populations that describe a higher predominance of egg and milk allergies. Patients reporting allergic diseases should always be referred to the allergology department for confirmatory testing.PMID:34476929 | DOI:10.15586/aei.v49i5.449

Source: Allergologia et Immunopathologia - September 3, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Luc ía C Pérez-Herrera Sergio Moreno-L ópez Daniel Pe ñaranda Elizabeth Garc ía Edgardo Chapman Augusto Pe ñaranda Source Type: research