Current situation of allergy education in Mexico and other parts of Latin America.

Allergic diseases are one of the most frequent chronic diseases in the world. It has been established that there is a worldwide epidemic of allergic diseases; therefore, the treatment of allergies should be acknowledged as a worldwide priority and the specialty of allergy should be considered an important field in medicine. Due to the fact that allergic diseases involve many organs, and Allergy and Clinical Immunology is one of the specialties in which physicians may be trained to treat patients of all ages, the subject in medical schools is not always taught as an individual specialty but often as part of another subject such as internal medicine or pediatrics.

[Related systemic reactions to allergen immunotherapy in Monterrey, Mexico].

Background: Patients who receive allergen immunotherapy (IT) have a potential risk of systemic reactions, however such reactions are rare when IT administered properly. The frequency of systemic reactions (SR) due to conventional IT is less than 1%.

Objective: To determine the frequency of secondary SR to allergen IT, and to identify the possible factors involved in developing them.

[Epidemiological characteristics of patients with food allergy assisted at Regional Center of Allergies and Clinical Immunology of Monterrey].

Background: Food allergy is an abnormal immunologic response to food allergens. Prevalence varies between 2% and 8%, although it could vary according to age and ethnicity. Clinical manifestations are diverse among systems.