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Prevalence and clinical features of adverse food reactions in portuguese adolescents
| dc.contributor.author | Lozoya-Ibáñez, Carlos | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nunes, Sara | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rodrigues, Alexandra | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fernandes, Patrícia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lourenço, Olga | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fonseca, Ana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Barata, Luís Taborda | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-12-10T10:16:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-12-10T10:16:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background & aims: The objective of the present study was to determine, for the first time, the prevalence and clinical features of food allergy in Portuguese adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional study performed in various secondary schools in central Portugal. Randomly selected adolescents replied to a validated food allergy questionnaire. Those who reported an adverse food reaction were seen at participating hospitals, where clinical history was taken, skin prick (SPT) and prick-prick skin (SPPT) tests were performed, and food allergen-specific IgE levels (sIgE) were determined. An open oral challenge was performed in selected cases. Cases of positive clinical history of immediate (up to 2 h after ingestion) reaction in association with positive food sIgE levels and/or SPT were classified as IgE-associated probable food allergy and as confirmed IgE-mediated food allergy if food challenges were positive. Cases of positive clinical history of delayed (more than 2 h after ingestion) and negative food sIgE levels independently of positive SPT or SPPT results, were classified as non-IgE associated probable food allergy. Results: The prevalence of probable food allergy in Portuguese adolescents was 1.41% (95% CI: 0.90–2.03%), with fresh fruits, shellfish, nuts, and peanut as the most frequently implicated foods. IgE-mediated probable food allergy occurred in 1.23% (95% CI: 0.67–1.72%) of cases, with fresh fruits, shellfish, and nuts mainly involved. Cutaneous symptoms were most frequently reported. Conclusions: The prevalence of probable food allergies in Portuguese adolescents is low, is mostly related to fresh fruits, shellfish, nuts, and peanut, and most frequently involves cutaneous symptoms. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lozoya-Ibáñez, Carlos [et al.] (2020) - Prevalence and clinical features of adverse food reactions in portuguese adolescents. World Allergy Organ J. Vol. 13:8, p. 100453. DOI: 10.1016/j.waojou.2020.100453 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.waojou.2020.100453 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/9223 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | PubMed | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Adolescents | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Adverse food reactions | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Cutaneous tests | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Food allergy | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Immunoglobulin E | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Oral Allergy Syndrome | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Skin prick test | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Open food challenge | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Prevalence and clinical features of adverse food reactions in portuguese adolescents | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 8 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 100453 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | World Allergy Organization Journal | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 13 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Nunes | |
| person.givenName | Sara | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 131C-F496-B174 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-2944-306X | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 54416082400 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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