Original article: The economic costs of severe anaphylaxis in France: an inquiry carried out by the Allergy Vigilance Network

Flabbee, J.; Petit, Nicolas; Jay, Nicolas; Guénard, L.; Codréanu, F.; Mazeyrat, R.; Kanny, G.; Moneret-Vautrin, D. A.

doi:10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01513.x

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“…In our study, the number of pollinoses with plant food sensitization (39.9%) was high compared with other studies [7,22,23], especially if we consider that our study did not include children, who more often suffer from food allergies. However, it should be noted that comparison between our findings and other studies is difficult as there exists great heterogeneity in the studies undertaken to date [24].…”

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Plant Food Allergy in Patients with Pollinosis from the Mediterranean Area

Flores

Cervera²,

Sánz

et al. 2012

Int Arch Allergy Immunol

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Background: Patients with pollinosis develop symptoms after intake of plant food more often than the general population. In order to study the prevalence of the presentation of allergic symptoms to plant foods in pollinosis, we selected a representative sample of the population from our Mediterranean area. Methods: All patients completed a questionnaire, provided a blood sample and underwent a battery of skin and other complementary tests (prick-prick, oral challenge test) when necessary. The pollen counts were obtained from the Elche pollen station. In addition, sera from a subgroup of patients were checked with an allergen molecule panel on an Advia Centaur XP platform. Results: Of the final sample (n = 233), 39.9% of the patients with pollinosis were sensitized and 30.9% had clinical allergy to at least one of the plant foods studied. Regression analysis showed that age and sensitization to the extracts of Platanus acerifolia and Artemisia vulgaris were the most important variables for discriminating between groups. Patients with pollinosis at a risk of allergy to plant foods had significantly higher Pru p 3 values [odds ratio (OR) 3.3; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 2.3–4.8], and the value increased according to the number of plant food sensitizations. Conclusion: Plant food allergy is more common in patients with pollinosis than in the general population. The use of the London plain tree (P. acerifolia) and mugwort (A. vulgaris) in the skin tests may help identify such patients in our Mediterranean area, but determination of rPru p 3 could also be very useful in patients suspected of having plant food allergy.

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“…Allergy to food also impacts on the quality of life of affected patients and it is an important factor in the social and economic burden in developed countries [6,7,8]. …”

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Plant Food Allergy in Patients with Pollinosis from the Mediterranean Area

Flores

Cervera²,

Sánz

et al. 2012

Int Arch Allergy Immunol

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“…The estimated annual direct cost of anaphylaxis is $1.2 billion in the United States of America and 4.8 million € in France . The estimated annual number of anaphylaxis deaths ranges from 0.12 to 1.12 per million population per year and differs from country to country .…”

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Applying prevention concepts to anaphylaxis: A call for worldwide availability of adrenaline auto‐injectors

Tanno¹,

Simons

Sánchez‐Borges

et al. 2017

Clin Experimental Allergy

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“…In 2007, the Allergy Vigilance Network in France defined anaphylaxis as a systemic reaction in two or more organ systems, a drop in blood pressure, or serious respiratory symptoms. They assessed the economic cost of anaphylaxis between January 2004 and June 2006 (Flabbee et al, 2008). The direct cost of each emergency visit due to anaphylaxis ranged from 75 Euros to 4445 Euros depending on the severity of the reaction and the treatment received by the patient.…”

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confidence: 99%