1. Common Causes of Anaphylaxis in Children
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Saeideh Barzegar, MD, Akramian Rosita, MD, Zahra Pourpak, MD, PhD, Mohammad Hassan Bemanian, MD, Raheleh Shokouhi, MSc, Mahboubeh Mansouri, MD, Taher Cheraghi, MD, Zahra Chavoshzadeh, MD, Iraj Mohammadzadeh, MD, Mohammadreza Fazlollahi, MD, Bahram Mirsaeedghazi, MD, Mohammad Nabavi, MD, Masoud Movahedi, MD, Mohammad Gharagozlo, MD, Fatemeh Farahmand, MD, and Mostafa Moin, MD
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Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 - Abstract
Background Anaphylaxis is an acute, systemic, and potentially fatal allergic reaction. Many things can cause anaphylaxis potentially but some agents are more common like some foods (milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanut, tree nut, shellfish, and fish), insect stings, medications, latex, and food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis. The goal of this study is to show the common causes of anaphylaxis among the children with anaphylaxis history who were referred to the Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute (IAARI) during a 4-year period (2005-2009).Methods and Materials During those 4 years, we registered all children (
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- 2010
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