Fatal food anaphylaxis in adults and children.

Drug allergy Epinephrine Fatal anaphylaxis Food allergy Prevention

Journal

Italian journal of pediatrics
ISSN: 1824-7288
Titre abrégé: Ital J Pediatr
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101510759

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
05 Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 28 09 2023
accepted: 11 02 2024
medline: 5 3 2024
pubmed: 5 3 2024
entrez: 4 3 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening reaction characterized by the acute onset of symptoms involving different organ systems and requiring immediate medical intervention. The incidence of fatal food anaphylaxis is 0.03 to 0.3 million/people/year. Most fatal food-induced anaphylaxis occurs in the second and third decades of life. The identified risk factors include the delayed use of epinephrine, the presence of asthma, the use of recreational drugs (alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, etc.), and an upright position. In the United Kingdom (UK) and Canada, the reported leading causal foods are peanuts and tree nuts. In Italy, milk seems to be the most common cause of fatal anaphylaxis in children < 18 years. Fatal food anaphylaxis in Italian children and adolescents almost always occurs outside and is characterized by cardiorespiratory arrest; auto-injectable adrenaline intramuscular was available in few cases. Mortality from food anaphylaxis, especially in children, is a very rare event with stable incidence, but its risk deeply impacts the quality of life of patients with food allergy and their families. Prevention of fatal food anaphylaxis must involve patients and their families, as well as the general public, public authorities, and patients' associations.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38439086
doi: 10.1186/s13052-024-01608-x
pii: 10.1186/s13052-024-01608-x
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

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Pagination

40

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Elio Novembre (E)

Allergy Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, 50139, Italy.

Mariannita Gelsomino (M)

Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Pediatric Allergy Unit, University Foundation Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. mariannita.gelsomino@gmail.com.

Lucia Liotti (L)

Department of Mother and Child Health, Pediatric Unit, Salesi Children's Hospital, Ancona, 60123, Italy.

Simona Barni (S)

Allergy Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, 50139, Italy.

Francesca Mori (F)

Allergy Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, 50139, Italy.

Mattia Giovannini (M)

Allergy Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, 50139, Italy.
Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, 50139, Italy.

Carla Mastrorilli (C)

Pediatric Hospital Giovanni XXIII, Pediatric and Emergency Department, AOU Policlinic of Bari, Bari, 70126, Italy.

Luca Pecoraro (L)

Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Pediatric Unit, University of Verona, Verona, 37126, Italy.

Francesca Saretta (F)

Pediatric Department, Latisana-Palmanova Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, 33100, Italy.

Riccardo Castagnoli (R)

Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy.
Pediatric Clinic, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, 27100, Italy.

Stefania Arasi (S)

Translational Research in Pediatric Specialties Area, Division of Allergy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, 00165, Italy.

Lucia Caminiti (L)

Department of Pediatrics, Allergy Unit, AOU Policlinico Gaetano Martino, Messina, 98124, Italy.

Angela Klain (A)

Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, 80138, Italy.

Michele Miraglia Del Giudice (MM)

Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, 80138, Italy.

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