An International Delphi Consensus on the Management of Pollen-Food Allergy Syndrome: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pollen-food allergy syndrome (PFAS) is common among patients with allergic rhinitis. Treatment recommendations for patients with PFAS remain variable.

Objective

To develop consensus recommendation statements for managing patients with PFAS.

Methods

An international panel of allergists, researchers, and nutritionists with an interest in PFAS from 25 different institutions across 11 countries convened and a list of statements was written by 3 authors. The RAND/University of California Los Angeles methodology was adopted to establish consensus on the statements.

Results

After 2 Delphi rounds, a consensus was reached on 14 statements. The panel agreed that patients with PFAS would benefit from counseling on the nature and basis of PFAS and the rare chanc

SUBMITTER: Al-Shaikhly T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11625607 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature