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World Allergy Organ J. 2015 Nov 24;8(1):30. doi: 10.1186/s40413-015-0081-0. eCollection 2015.

Risk multipliers for severe food anaphylaxis.

The World Allergy Organization journal

Peter K Smith, Jonathan O'B Hourihane, Phil Lieberman

Affiliations

  1. Griffith School of Medicine, Gold Coast, Australia.
  2. University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
  3. University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee USA.

PMID: 26635908 PMCID: PMC4657220 DOI: 10.1186/s40413-015-0081-0

Abstract

Anaphylaxis is a severe, life threatening allergic reaction. In most fatal cases of food anaphylaxis, the fatality is not due merely to a simple, linear relationship between the allergen and exposure in a sensitized individual. Compounding factors such as the allergic disease burden-particularly the presence of asthma; comprehension of the potential severity of an event, training in the appropriate use of epinephrine, and emerging metabolic factors should be considered when assessing risk and establishing management strategies. This paper reviews the factors that contribute to the risk of severe anaphylactic events and provides a framework for the ongoing management of patients at risk of severe food allergy.

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