Anaphylaxis on the rise - 05/08/09 04:34 PM
A study in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology says emergency department anaphylaxis cases increased 10% between 1990 and 2000 to a high 150,000 incidents a year.
This number is higher than previous estimates, according to the Mayo Clinic research.
Young people and children under the age of 20 were at highest risk and the most frequent causes of Anaphylaxis were food allergy (33%) and insect sting (18%)
This number is higher than previous estimates, according to the Mayo Clinic research.
Young people and children under the age of 20 were at highest risk and the most frequent causes of Anaphylaxis were food allergy (33%) and insect sting (18%)