Asian Pac J Allergy
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Most epidemiologic studies of anaphylaxis have been on Western populations, leaving the clinical and demographic pattern of this acute allergic condition in Asia unclear. ⋯ We conclude that anaphylaxis in Taiwan appears to be increasing, just as in the West, but shows a different clinical picture; medication rather than food was the most common cause of anaphylaxis in our population. Moreover, food-induced anaphylaxis in children is not so prevalent in Taiwan.