Open AccessA study on latency time of fruit and nut allergy in pollinosis patients
Author(s) -
Martín Casañez Enrique,
López Cano Emilio,
Marina Dueñas Ruiz,
González Mendiola Rosario,
González Ramirez Amanda Rocio,
Rosa Maria Pilar Lara,
Bóhigas Diego Martínez
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-1-s1-p112
Subject(s) - medicine , allergy , nut , immunology , structural engineering , engineering
Material and methods This is a retrospective study conducted with the information collected from 90 patients allergic to fruit or nut for a period of ten months. The following data were collected: sex, age, pollen allergy type and clinical form, type of allergy to fruit and nut and its clinical manifestation and whether latex sensitization was present or not. The analysis was performed using the SPSS 17.0 statistical package. Descriptive and analysis survival techniques have also been used.