The etiology and incidence of anaphylaxis in Rochester, Minnesota: A report from the Rochester Epidemiology Project

• Published in: Journal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 122; no. 6; pp. 1161 - 1165
• Main Authors: Decker, Wyatt W., Campbell, Ronna L., Manivannan, Veena, Luke, Anuradha, St. Sauver, Jennifer L., Weaver, Amy, Bellolio, M. Fernanda, Bergstralh, Eric J., Stead, Latha G., Li, James T.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.12.2008; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Age Factors; Aged; Allergies; Allergy and Immunology; anaphylaxis; Anaphylaxis - epidemiology; Anaphylaxis - etiology; Asthma; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cause; Child; Child, Preschool; Codes; Contrast Media - adverse effects; Drug Hypersensitivity - complications; Drug Hypersensitivity - epidemiology; Dysphagia; Epidemiology; Family medical history; Female; Food; Food allergies; Food Hypersensitivity - complications; Food Hypersensitivity - epidemiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fundamental immunology; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Insect Bites and Stings - complications; Insect Bites and Stings - epidemiology; Male; Medical records; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Minnesota - epidemiology; Older people; Patients; Population; Retrospective Studies; Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis; Minnesota; United States; North America; America; incidence; anaphylaxis; Cause; Allergy; Immunopathology; Anaphylaxis; Immunology; Etiology; Epidemiology; Incidence

Reported incidences of anaphylaxis range from 3.2 to 20 per 100,000 population. The incidence and trend over time has meaningful public health implications but has not been well characterized because of a lack of a standard definition and deficiencies in reporting of events. We sought to determine t...