Can we identify patients at risk of severe reactions to food?

Currently, the presence or absence of an asthma diagnosis is recorded in most food allergy action plans with the advice to administer epinephrine, followed by a b-agonist inhaler to further relieve respiratory symptoms, such as wheeze, if they occur as part of an allergic reaction [[11]]. Keywords: Accidental exposure; food allergy; allergic reaction; severity; anaphylaxis; asthma; biomarkers; epinephrine; oral immunotherapy; risk factor EN Accidental exposure food allergy allergic reaction severity anaphylaxis asthma biomarkers epinephrine oral immunotherapy risk factor 1427 1430 4 11/10/23 20231201 NES 231201 1. Allergy: Eur J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018; 73 (9): 1792 - 1800. doi: 10.1111/all.13408 • Key study discussing the need for a universal severity scoring system for allergic reactions. Accidental exposure, allergic reaction, food allergy, severity, anaphylaxis, biomarkers, asthma, epinephrine, oral immunotherapy, risk factor. [Extracted from the article]