Are fish oil supplements safe in finned fish-allergic patients?

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Are fish oil supplements safe in finned fish-allergic patients?

The objective of this study was to determine if finned fish (FF)-

allergic patients could safely tolerate fish oil supplements.

Six FF-sensitive subjects as determined by history and skin testing

were selected.

They were skin tested with two different fish oil supplements and

given an oral challenge of each supplement 1 hour apart.

Vital signs were measured at baseline and at 20-minute intervals

after each challenge.

Spirometry was measured at baseline and 1 hour after each challenge.

Six of six patients with positive skin tests to at least one FF had

negative skin tests to both fish oil supplements.

All six subjects then had negative oral challenges to both

supplements.

In this pilot study, FF-sensitive patients tolerated fish oil

supplements.

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