Food Allergy in Lebanon: Is Sesame Seed the 'Middle Eastern' Peanut

A randomly sampled, cross-sectional serology test-based survey was conducted in Lebanon to describe the pattern of food allergy among Lebanese population. The prevalence of specific Immunoglobulin E (IgE) to food allergens was investigated in 20 laboratories in different regions of Lebanon by an imm...

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Main Authors: Carla Irani, MD, George Maalouly, MD, Mirna Germanos, MD, Hassan Kazma, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119304120