Diagnosis of Life-Threatening Alpha-Gal Food Allergy Appears to Be Patient Driven
Objective: Patients exhibiting life-threatening symptoms associated with the alpha-gal food allergy (delayed urticaria or anaphylaxis due to mammalian meat) are frequently undiagnosed, causing unnecessary emergency department (ED) and health care visits, and extensive pain and suffering. This study...
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Main Authors: | Mary Grace Flaherty PhD, MS (Author), Samantha Jan Kaplan MLIS (Author), Maya R. Jerath MD, PhD (Author) |
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2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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