A seafood allergy, like every allergy, is when your immune system identifies something you come in contact with as harmful. When you have an allergy, and eat fish or shellfish, your immune system releases histamines, which then cause your allergic symptoms. ...
Fish and shellfish allergy Seafood allergyis one of the more frequent causes offood allergyin adults. On the basis of a recent meta-analysis, in the United States the prevalence of self-reportedshellfish allergyin adults ranged from 1.7% to 9.0%, and the prevalence of self-reported fish all...
All patients with symptoms of IgE-mediated reactions to shellfish should receive epinephrine autoinjectors, even if the initial symptoms are mild. In this study, we review three cases of clinical presentations of shellfish allergy in children.Roshni M. Kandyil...
Despite such a high impact, diagnosis and treatment of shellfish allergy remains suboptimal. The standard clinical diagnostic involves a thorough review of a patient's clinical history followed byskin prick test(SPT) and measurement of shellfish-specific IgE level. A SPT reaction spot that is 3mm...
Sometimes the first exposure to a seafood that was never eaten earlier in life may not present with any reaction. Many people then believe that they do not have an allergy to that specific seafood but successive exposure will the trigger the allergic reaction. Signs and Symptoms Mild to ...
In general, however, in the absence of a rapid, reliable test for histamine, scombroid is diagnosed on clinical grounds.25 Most authorities recommend H1 antihistamines to shorten the course and ameliorate the symptoms of scombroid, although there have been no controlled trials. H2 blockers may ...
cross-sectional, telephone survey, in which a standardized questionnaire was administered to households chosen by randomly-generated phone numbers [6]. Criteria were established in advance to define seafood allergy by either a convincing history of symptoms (eg, urticaria, angioedema, trouble breathing,...
When you have an allergy, and eat fish or shellfish, your immune system releases histamines, which then cause your allergic symptoms. Fish and shellfish allergies are uncommon, but serious: An allergy to seafood can result in anaphylaxis—a life-threatening allergic reaction.1 M...