Peanut allergy among Mexican adults with allergic respiratory diseases: prevalence and clinical manifestations.

Background: Peanut allergy among adults with respiratory diseases has seldom been studied within Mexico.

Objective: To establish the prevalence of peanut allergy among adults that have been diagnosed with either asthma or allergic rhinitis; we will also be describing the symptoms that are associated with peanut allergy.

Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study through which we analyzed the corresponding data of 257 patients with allergic respiratory diseases, asthma or allergic rhinitis, all participants were 16 years of age or older, and were recruited in a consecutive manner.