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Although it often is remarked that everyone is allergic to something, in truth, only about 25–30% of the population are allergic to anything. Thus, the allergic patient is a common visitor in every medical setting. In addition, many disorders mimic allergy symptoms. Therefore, the differential diagnoses of various disease states must include allergy as a possibility.
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Wolf, B.L. (2000). Approach to the Allergic Patient. In: Lieberman, P., Anderson, J.A. (eds) Allergic Diseases. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-007-0_2
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