Potential Allergenicity of Plants Used in Allergological Communication: An Untapped Tool for Prevention.

ABSTRACT: Plants are often used to illustrate allergy-related medical products, services, patient information materials and news. The illustration of allergenic plants is an important tool in patient education, contributing to the prevention of pollinosis, as patients can recognize plants and avoid pollen exposure. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the pictorial content of allergy-related websites depicting plants. A total of 562 different photographs depicting plants were collected using image search, identified and categorized according to their potential allergenicity. Of the total 124 plant taxa, 25% of plants were identified to the genus level and a further 68% were identified to the species level. Plants with low allergenicity were found in 85.4% of the pictures, while plants of high alle

SUBMITTER: Magyar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10058677 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature