An emerging allergen: Cannabis sativa allergy in a climate of recent legalization
Abstract Considering its recent legalization in Canada, the health implications of Cannabis sativa exposure, including allergy, are coming to the forefront of medical study and interest. C. sativa allergy is an issue that affects recreational users of the substance, processors, agricultural workers,...
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| description | Abstract Considering its recent legalization in Canada, the health implications of Cannabis sativa exposure, including allergy, are coming to the forefront of medical study and interest. C. sativa allergy is an issue that affects recreational users of the substance, processors, agricultural workers, and contacts of Cannabis aeroallergens and secondhand product. Allergies to C. sativa are heterogenous and span the spectrum of hypersensitivity, from dermatitis to rhinoconjunctivitis to life-threatening anaphylaxis. Due to its recent legalization, sensitized individuals will have increasing exposure from direct contact to agricultural pollens. Diagnosis and treatment of Cannabis allergy are developing fields that are already showing promise in the identification of culprit antigens and the potential for immunotherapy; however, much responsibility still falls on clinical diagnosis and symptom management. Hopefully, given the current explosion of interest in and use of Cannabis, C. sativa allergy will continue to garner awareness and therapeutic strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31f7f753248949709c360634b633b6b42022-12-22T02:02:17ZengBMCAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology1710-14922020-06-011611610.1186/s13223-020-00447-9An emerging allergen: Cannabis sativa allergy in a climate of recent legalizationBradley Jackson0Erica Cleto1Samira Jeimy2Department of Paediatrics, Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences CentreSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western UniversityDivision of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Western UniversityAbstract Considering its recent legalization in Canada, the health implications of Cannabis sativa exposure, including allergy, are coming to the forefront of medical study and interest. C. sativa allergy is an issue that affects recreational users of the substance, processors, agricultural workers, and contacts of Cannabis aeroallergens and secondhand product. Allergies to C. sativa are heterogenous and span the spectrum of hypersensitivity, from dermatitis to rhinoconjunctivitis to life-threatening anaphylaxis. Due to its recent legalization, sensitized individuals will have increasing exposure from direct contact to agricultural pollens. Diagnosis and treatment of Cannabis allergy are developing fields that are already showing promise in the identification of culprit antigens and the potential for immunotherapy; however, much responsibility still falls on clinical diagnosis and symptom management. Hopefully, given the current explosion of interest in and use of Cannabis, C. sativa allergy will continue to garner awareness and therapeutic strategies.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13223-020-00447-9Cannabis sativaAllergyMarijuana |
| spellingShingle | Bradley Jackson Erica Cleto Samira Jeimy An emerging allergen: Cannabis sativa allergy in a climate of recent legalization Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Cannabis sativa Allergy Marijuana |
| title | An emerging allergen: Cannabis sativa allergy in a climate of recent legalization |
| title_full | An emerging allergen: Cannabis sativa allergy in a climate of recent legalization |
| title_fullStr | An emerging allergen: Cannabis sativa allergy in a climate of recent legalization |
| title_full_unstemmed | An emerging allergen: Cannabis sativa allergy in a climate of recent legalization |
| title_short | An emerging allergen: Cannabis sativa allergy in a climate of recent legalization |
| title_sort | emerging allergen cannabis sativa allergy in a climate of recent legalization |
| topic | Cannabis sativa Allergy Marijuana |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13223-020-00447-9 |
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