L’allergie alimentaire a l’arachide chez l’enfant Togolais en consultation de pneumo-allergologie au chu-campus de Lome: Frequence, manifestations cliniques

Introduction : Le but de notre etude etait d’analyser les aspects epidemiologiques et cliniques de l’allergie a l’oeuf chez l’enfant au Togo. Methodologie : Il s’est agi d’une etude retrospective portant sur 95 enfants âges de 6 mois a 15 ans ayant consulte dans le service de pediatrie du CHU-Campus de Lome entre 2000 et 2009 pour des symptomes persistants evoquant une allergie. Nous avons inclus dans notre etude les enfants âges de 6 mois a 15 ans ayant des tests cutanes positifs a l’oeuf. Resultats : La frequence de l’allergie a l’oeuf etait de 11,65%. La tranche d’âge la plus touchee etait celle de 30 mois a 6 ans (42,1%). Chez 63,07% des patients, les symptomes ont debute entre 6 et 30 mois. Les motifs de consultation etaient l’eternuement (43,15%) et la toux (42,1%). Conclusion : L’allergie a l’oeuf est frequente chez l’enfant togolais. Elle touche plus les garcons. Mots cles : Allergie, oeuf, enfant, Togo, Egg allergy in togolese children at pneumo-allergology consultation at the Campus teaching hospital of Lome. Frequency and clinical manifestations. Introduction : This sturdy aims at determine the frequency and analyze the clinical manifestation of egg allergy in Togolese children at the Campus teaching hospital of Lome. Methodology : It is a retrospective sturdy concerning 95 children (aged from 6 mouth to 15 years) examined at the campus teaching hospital of Lome, pediatric section, between 2000 and 2009 for allergy symptoms. We included in our sturdy student aged from 6 mouth to 15 years with positive egg skin test. Results : The frequency of egg allergy in our sturdy is 11.65%. Children aged between 6 month and 6 years were more affected (42.17%). We notice that 63. 07% of our patient began their symptom between 6 and 30 mouth. The reasons of consultation were sneezing (43.15%) and cough (42.1%). Conclusion : Egg allergy is frequent in Togo and male are more affected. Keys words : Allergy, Egg, children, Togo.