Fatal anaphylaxis in Italy: Analysis of cause-of-death national data, 2004-2016.
Maria Beatrice BiloAlice CorsiMatteo MartiniElena PenzaFrancesco GrippoDonatella BignardiPublished in: Allergy (2020)
This is the first study of anaphylaxis-related mortality coming from an official database of the whole Italian population. However, the actual number of deaths by anaphylaxis, and their related triggers, is probably underreported, mostly due to limitations of the current recording system, and to a poor allergy education. Corrective actions should be undertaken for the benefit of the Health System.