Racial Differences in Food Allergy Phenotype and Health Care Utilization among Egyptian & USA Patients

Abstract

llergic disorders are thought to be influenced by two distinct factors that interact at various levels. The first is the genetic composition and the second is the environment. The Egyptian population also has a clear social distinction between patients who attend the public hospitals and those who attend private practices offices. This would reflect a difference in the home environment, the feeding habits and the diet. This research is to answer the question of whether socio-economic class and the environmental factors associated with it has an impact on the presentation of food allergy in the Egyptian population, including serum IgE, sensitization to different foods and the impact on the family. The study was conducted Egypt (Ain Shams University Hospitals and private allergist office) over period from 2018 till 2020.