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Fish Allergy in Children

Merve Karaca Şahin(UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, İSTANBUL OKMEYDANI HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF CHILD HEALTH AND DISEASES, PEDIATRIC IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGIC DISEASES)0000-0001-8783-0514
Aslı Berivan Topçak(UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, İSTANBUL OKMEYDANI HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF CHILD HEALTH AND DISEASES, PEDIATRIC IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGIC DISEASES)0009-0007-8300-6430
Deniz Özçeker(UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, İSTANBUL OKMEYDANI HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF CHILD HEALTH AND DISEASES, PEDIATRIC IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGIC DISEASES)0000-0002-0032-6727
Pages
187–193
Publication Date
2025-10-31
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Therefore, the collaboration of pediatrics, allergists and dietitians is essential in the management of fish allergy.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Fish is a food with high nutritional value but also carries a high risk of allergy.
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Key Findings & Data:However, fish and shellfish that children can tolerate should be determined by diagnostic tests and unnecessarily restrictive diets should be avoided.
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Fish is a food with high nutritional value but also carries a high risk of allergy. Allergic reactions to fish typically occur within the first two years of life and usually at first consumption. Although there are diagnostic methods such as SPT and specific IgE, the gold standard diagnostic test is OPC as in other food allergies. The main treatment is the elimination of fish from the diet and the use of epinephrine autoinjectors in case of anaphylaxis. However, fish and shellfish that children can tolerate should be determined by diagnostic tests and unnecessarily restrictive diets should be avoided. Patients should be informed about alternative sources of omega-3 and a written nutrition plan should be provided. Therefore, the collaboration of pediatrics, allergists and dietitians is essential in the management of fish allergy.

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Şahin, M. K., Topçak, A. B., Özçeker, D. (2025). Fish Allergy in Children. Çocuk Dergisi, Cilt: 25 Sayı: 3, 187–193. https://doi.org/10.26650/jchild.2025.1658149

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