Food allergy in Catalonia: Clinical manifestations and its association with airborne allergens

• J. Sánchez-López ^[1] ; V. Gázquez ^[2] ; N. Rubira ^[9] ; L. Valdesoiro ^[3] ; M. Guilarte ^[4] ; A. Garcia-Moral ^[1] ; N. Depreux ^[5] ; L. Soto-Retes ^[6] ; M. De Molina ^[7] ; O. Luengo ^[8] ; R. Lleonart ^[8] ; M. Basagaña ^[5]
  1. [1] Hospital Clinic Barcelona

     Hospital Clinic Barcelona

     Barcelona, España

     
  2. [2] Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII

     Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII

     Tarragona, España

     
  3. [3] Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí

     Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí

     Barcelona, España

     
  4. [4] Hospital Vall d'Hebron

     Hospital Vall d'Hebron

     Barcelona, España

     
  5. [5] Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol

     Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol

     Barcelona, España

     
  6. [6] Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

     Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

     Barcelona, España

     
  7. [7] Hospital General de l'Hospitalet

     Hospital General de l'Hospitalet

     l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, España

     
  8. [8] Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

     Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

     l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, España

     
  9. [9] Hospital Platón, Barcelona

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• Localización: Allergologia et immunopathologia: International journal for clinical and investigate allergology and clinical immunology, ISSN-e 1578-1267, ISSN 0301-0546, Vol. 45, Nº. 1, 2017, págs. 48-54
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Background Food allergy affects around 6% of the European population and its prevalence worldwide has been increasing in the last decades, but studies focused on investigating food allergy epidemiology in Europe are lacking.

    Objective The Cibus project was created to register the main culprit foods and their clinical manifestations in food allergic patients in Catalonia.

    Methods A specific online database was designed. Allergists from eight different Catalan hospitals registered the new diagnoses of food allergy.

    Results 618 food allergic patients were included. Egg and milk were the main elicitors in the early ages, while fruits and nuts were the most frequent in patients >14 years old. Fish was more frequent in children, while seafood and Anisakis allergy were more frequent in the >14-year-old group. Overall, peach was the most prevalent food eliciting an allergic reaction (10%). Food allergy diagnosis was reached using compatible clinical history and positive skin prick test to the involved food in 98% of cases. Globally, urticaria was the most frequently reported manifestation in our population (48.2%), followed by oral allergy syndrome (25.6%) and anaphylaxis (24.8%).

    Conclusions The Cibus project gives a full overview of the profile of food allergic patients in Catalonia and reinforces the predominance of plant food allergies in the Mediterranean area.