Sensitization to food allergens in allergic asthmatic patients: association between cockroach and shrimp sensitization

Asthma is rarely a manifestation of isolated food allergy. Children with asthma and sensitized to at least one food allergen had a higher hospitalization rate and a systemic corticosteroid requirement. The objective of this study was to evaluate the sensitization to food allergens in patients with allergic asthma without a history of food allergy. Cross-sectional study of asthmatic patients with no history of food allergy in follow-up at the...