Diagnosis of Life-Threatening Alpha-Gal Food Allergy Appears to Be Patient Driven

Objective: Patients exhibiting life-threatening symptoms associated with the alpha-gal food allergy (delayed urticaria or anaphylaxis due to mammalian meat) are frequently undiagnosed, causing unnecessary emergency department (ED) and health care visits, and extensive pain and suffering. This study...

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Main Authors: Mary Grace Flaherty PhD, MS, Samantha Jan Kaplan MLIS, Maya R. Jerath MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2150131917705714