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A relatively large number of individuals appear to experience food\u2010related symptoms to eggplant in India.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Objective\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/jats:bold> The major aims of this study are to assess the prevalence of food allergy to eggplant and analyse the age and gender distribution.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/jats:bold> Seven hundred and forty\u2010one subjects (age range: 5\u201360 years) randomly selected from rural and urban areas of Mysore city were analysed for the prevalence of eggplant allergy based on case history, skin prick test (SPT) with eggplant extracts and allergen\u2010specific IgE. The age and gender distribution for the prevalence of eggplant allergy and its association with other atopic conditions were assessed.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/jats:bold> Sixty\u2010eight (9.2%) subjects reported adverse reactions to ingestion of eggplant, of which 32 (4.3%) subjects had positive history\/positive SPT and 36 (4.9%) had positive history\/negative SPT. Sixteen (2.2%) subjects had negative history\/positive SPT. Ten subjects (1.4%) experienced allergic symptoms in &lt;2\u2003h. Sensitization to eggplant by SPT was more in atopic (16.7%) compared with non\u2010atopic subjects (3.8%). All the SPT\u2010positive subjects (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>=48) underwent evaluation for eggplant allergen\u2010specific IgE, which was detected in 6 subjects (0.8%). Majority of the subjects sensitized to eggplant were in the age groups 16\u201345 years, and females were twice as likely to be sensitized as males. Female predominance (4\u2003:\u20031) is more in the 16\u201330 year group.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/jats:bold> Many subjects experience adverse reactions to the ingestion of eggplant, possibly due to the pharmacologic action of histamine and other non\u2010protein components, rather than to specific protein allergen(s). The prevalence of IgE\u2010mediated eggplant allergy is estimated at \u223c0.8%, with higher rates of sensitization in females.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2222.2008.03076.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2008,8,4]],"date-time":"2008-08-04T01:04:19Z","timestamp":1217811859000},"page":"1795-1802","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":28,"title":["A cross\u2010sectional study on the prevalence of food allergy to eggplant (<i>Solanum melongena<\/i> L.) reveals female predominance"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"38","author":[{"given":"B. 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