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Table 1 Clinical features of severe food anaphylaxis treated by epinephrine.

From: Emergency treatment of food anaphylaxis: a report of 152 cases registered by the Allergy Vigilance Network

Clinical features

% paediatric population

78 cases

% adult population

74 cases

% total population

152 cases

% treatment by epinephrine

37 cases

Anaphylactic shock

8.9

24.2

16.4

54.2

Systemic reaction

66,6

51.3

59.2

16.3

Acute asthma

2.6

5.4

3.9

66.7

Laryngeal angioedema

11.5

12.2

11.8

16.7