Sampson Hugh A
Division of Allergy & Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Box 1198, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA.
Novartis Found Symp. 2004;257:161-71; discussion 171-6, 207-10, 276-85.
Food allergies affect approximately 2% of the population and are the single leading cause of anaphylaxis occurring outside of hospitals in westernized countries. Given the frequency of IgE-mediated food allergy, it is imperative that physicians appropriately diagnose food-allergic patients, educate them in the appropriate measures to prevent accidental ingestion of food allergens, teach them to recognize early signs of anaphylaxis, and arm them with medications and a treatment plan to utilize in case of the 'almost inevitable' accidental ingestion.
食物过敏影响着约2%的人口，并且是西方国家医院外发生过敏反应的唯一主要原因。鉴于IgE介导的食物过敏的发生率，医生必须对食物过敏患者进行准确诊断，指导他们采取适当措施预防意外摄入食物过敏原，教导他们识别过敏反应的早期症状，并为他们配备药物和治疗方案，以便在“几乎不可避免”的意外摄入情况下使用。
