Lessons from cases of mortality due to food allergy in Israel: Cow's milk protein should be considered a potentially fatal allergen

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-33

  Levy, Michael B ^a   Goldberg, Michael R ^a   Nachshon, Liat ^a   Tabachnik, Elvan ^b   Katz, Yitzhak ^a,c  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Epinephrine use; Food allergy related mortality; High risk; Milk allergy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; FOOD ALLERGEN; MILK PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRAIN DEATH; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLAPSE; COMATOSE PATIENT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HAZELNUT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MILK ALLERGY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CORYLUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; MILK PROTEINS; NUT HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 84855898320     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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