The increase in allergic conditions based on a review of literature

Joanna Gutowska-Ślesik; Bolesław Samoliński; Edyta Krzych-Fałta

doi:10.5114/ada.2022.119009

The increase in allergic conditions based on a review of literature

Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2023 Feb;40(1):1-7. doi: 10.5114/ada.2022.119009. Epub 2022 Aug 24.

Authors

Joanna Gutowska-Ślesik¹, Bolesław Samoliński¹, Edyta Krzych-Fałta²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
² Department Basic of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

Abstract

The global interest in allergic disease epidemiology in the 20^th and 21^st centuries is a result of their growing prevalence of unprecedented, pandemic proportions. According to the 2011 White Book on Allergy, the prevalence of allergic conditions rises dramatically worldwide, both in developed and developing countries, with the rates of asthma ranging from 1% to 20%, allergic rhinitis from 1% to 18%, and skin allergies from 2% to 10% in various populations. The growing prevalence of allergies is particularly noticeable in children, who have been affected most by this trend for the last two decades.

Keywords: allergic conditions; epidemiological studies.

Publication types

Review