Sensitization to food allergens at Makkah city is not documented. In this study, a retrospective evaluation of a specific IgE (sIgE) test results to common food allergens of 80 patients with suspected food allergy (FA) was conducted. Of these, 51 (63.75%) were female, 29 (36.25%) male, 48 (60.6 %) adult and 31 (39.4 %) pediatric patients. Their ages ranged between 1 month of age and 75 years (mean 27 years and median 30 years). Their common diagnoses were 52 (65 %) atopic dermatitis, 24 (30%) urticaria/angioedema and 4 (5 %) bronchial asthma. Atopic history in the first and second-degree relatives was positive in 35 (43.75 %). The top five food allergens were cocoa 22 (27.5 %), peanuts 14 (17.5%), egg white 12 (15%), milk 10 (12.5%) and strawberry 9 (11.3%). In conclusion, sensitization to common food allergens in Makkah was compatible with worldwide literature except for cocoa and strawberries, which are an unexpected finding that needs further evaluation
Tayeb, M. M. S., Koshak, E. A., & Qutub, M. M. .. (2009). Sensitization to Common Food Allergens in Makkah City. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 35(1), 288-294. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2009.17575
MLA
Moufag Mohammed Saeed Tayeb; Emad A Koshak; Majdy Mohammed .A Qutub. "Sensitization to Common Food Allergens in Makkah City", The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 35, 1, 2009, 288-294. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2009.17575
HARVARD
Tayeb, M. M. S., Koshak, E. A., Qutub, M. M. .. (2009). 'Sensitization to Common Food Allergens in Makkah City', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 35(1), pp. 288-294. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2009.17575
VANCOUVER
Tayeb, M. M. S., Koshak, E. A., Qutub, M. M. .. Sensitization to Common Food Allergens in Makkah City. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2009; 35(1): 288-294. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2009.17575
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