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KMID : 0854720110310040254
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Korean Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
2011 Volume.31 No. 4 p.254 ~ p.259
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Survey of Food Allergy in Elementary School Students in Dongjak-gu Using Q
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Kim Do-Soo
Ban Jeong-Suk
Park Eun-Ah
Lee Jin-Young
Lee Jeong-Ok
Chang Eun-Young
Kim Ji-Hyun
Han Young-Shin
Ahn Kang-Mo
Lim In-Seok
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Abstract
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Background:Food allergy (FA) changes the quality of life in a profoundly negative way, but there is a little available information regarding management of FA in schoolchildren.
Methods:We performed a questionnaire survey to investigate current situation of FA management in elementary
school children. A total of 1,137 first-grade students in 6 elementary schools located in Dongjak-gu were enrolled in
the survey. A total of 1,020 (89.7%) questionnaires regarding demographic information, previous diagnosis of allergic
diseases, family history, FA symptoms, offending causes of FA, and dietary restriction were collected. The skin prick
test was performed on those who were diagnosed with an allergic disease in the survey.
Results:A total of 121 (12.0%) children had been restricting diet, and 245 foods were reported to be restricted by
them. The three leading causes were peanut/nuts (27/245), wheat (27/245), and hen’s egg (22/245). Only 34 (27%) out
of 121 students who were restricting diet had been diagnosed with FA by doctors. After the skin prick test, 183 (55.0%) out of 333 children showed a positive reaction. Anaphylaxis was reported in 3 patients, and the offending foods were hen’s egg, milk, and buckwheat. Nine students abiding by the doctor’s food restriction recommendation showed negative results to the skin prick test.
Conslusion:A systematic and comprehensive approach should be performed to confirm a diagnosis of FA and to
avoid unnecessary dietary restrictions.
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KEYWORD
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Food allergy, Skin tests, Children
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