Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (FDEIA) is a rare subset of anaphylaxis that only occurs when a patient consumes the causative food (or in some cases non-specific food intake) within four to six hours prior to physical exercise. It may be triggered by a variety of foods, but most commonly wheat, shellfish, and peanuts, and is treated similarly to general anaphylaxis [1,2]. Though va...

Background Food-induced anaphylaxis is often a severe allergic reaction characterized by multi-organ dysfunction and a potentially fatal outcome, and accounts for one third to one-half of anaphylactic reactions treated in emergency departments worldwide. Presently, the role of specific effector cells, immunoglobulins and other effector molecules to food-induced anaphylaxis remains to be fully e...

Food can trigger a diverse array of symptoms in food allergic individuals from isolated local symptoms affecting skin or gut to multi-system severe reactions (systemic anaphylaxis). Although we know that gastrointestinal and systemic manifestations of food allergy are mediated by tissue mast cells (MCs), it is not clear why allergen exposure by the oral route can result in such distinct clinica...

These guidelines have been developed by the anaphylaxis working party of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy to provide advice for minimizing the risk of food-induced anaphylaxis in schools, preschools and child-care centres. The guidelines outline four steps for the prevention of food anaphylactic reactions in children at risk and food policy measures specific to school...

To cite: Cuervo-Pardo L, Gonzalez-Estrada A, Fernandez J. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014208980 DESCRIPTION Food is the most common cause of anaphylaxis. Very few cases of mustard seed-induced anaphylaxis have been reported. We present a case of mustard seed anaphylaxis. A 29-year-old man presented to our department for evaluation of anaphylax...

Background We report the case of a 17year-old male that suffered from a systemic anaphylactic episode during exercise fifty minutes after the ingestion of mushrooms cooked with wine in a restaurant. This anaphylaxis occurred at the age of 16 when the patient was playing handball indoors with a high level of humidity. The patient stopped mushrooms ingestion. There were no symptoms when the exerc...

Methods Households (n = 3,666) were selected at random, as part of a national food allergy prevalence survey, and data were collected via telephone. In addition to determining household allergy status, respondents were asked about environmental health risks, including those associated with food allergy/anaphylaxis. Multivariate logistic regressions, weighted to the age-sex structure of the Cana...

Food allergy is estimated to affect approximately 1 in 25 school-aged children and is the most common trigger of anaphylaxis in this age group. School food-allergy management requires strategies to reduce the risk of ingestion of the allergen as well as procedures to recognize and treat allergic reactions and anaphylaxis. The role of the pediatrician or pediatric health care provider may includ...

Anaphylaxis to avocado, independent of latex sensitization, has been rarely reported in the literature. This case report describes a 15 year old male who experienced anaphylaxis within half an hour after eating avocado-containing food. Avocado consumption is common in both North America and South America. It is important to consider avocado as a cause of anaphylaxis, even in patients not sensit...

A 4 month old infant presents to your hospital with a history of becoming unwell with difficulty in breathing after being given a different cows milk formula. She had previous devevloped urticaria with some porriage. This case incorporates a few common clinical challenges: how to recognise anaphylaxis in infants, identifying the responsible allergen and determining the most appropriate anaphyla...