A survey on the management of pollen-food allergy syndrome in allergy practices Songhui Ma, MD, Scott H Sicherer, MD, Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, MD Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Volume 112, Issue 4, Pages 784-788 (October 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(03)02008-6
FIG 1 Estimated prevalence of OAS among patients with pollen allergy and rhinitis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2003 112, 784-788DOI: (10.1016/S0091-6749(03)02008-6)
FIG 2 Recommendations regarding dietary avoidance of the incriminated foods in the patients with OAS. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2003 112, 784-788DOI: (10.1016/S0091-6749(03)02008-6)
FIG 3 Allergists were presented with 3 cases and asked to comment on whether the scenario was consistent with a diagnosis of OAS, whether the implicated food should be avoided, and whther they would prescribe self-injectable epinephrine: case 1, a 35-year-old man with seasonal allergic rhinitis with complaints of mouth and throat itching when eating fresh apples; case 2, a 28-year-old woman with seasonal allergic rhinitis and lip swelling and generalized urticaria after ingesting fresh peaches; and case 3, a 6-year-old boy with perennial and seasonal allergic rhinitis with complaints of mouth itching when eating candy with peanuts and does not like to eat nuts. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2003 112, 784-788DOI: (10.1016/S0091-6749(03)02008-6)