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Food allergy in childhood (infancy to school age)
- Source :
- Chemical Immunology and Allergy, Vol. 101 (2015) pp. 38-50
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Food allergy is a potentially life-threatening condition affecting almost 10% of children, with an increasing incidence in the last few decades. It is defined as an immune reaction to food, and its pathogenesis may be IgE mediated, mixed IgE and non-IgE mediated, or non-IgE mediated. Potentially all foods can cause food allergy, but a minority of foods are responsible for the vast majority of reactions reported. A good clinical history is crucial for an accurate diagnosis. Allergy tests, including the skin prick test and measurement of specific IgE antibodies, are useful tools in the case of IgE-mediated or mixed allergy but have not been shown to be of any help in delayed allergic reactions to foods.
- Subjects :
- Amelogenesis Imperfecta
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Dietary Proteins/adverse effects/immunology
Nails, Malformed
Proctocolitis
Nails, Malformed/complications/epidemiology/immunology
Proctocolitis/complications/epidemiology/immunology
Milk/adverse effects/immunology
Animals
Humans
Food Hypersensitivity/complications/diagnosis/epidemiology/immunology
Skin Tests
ddc:618
Enterocolitis
Amelogenesis Imperfecta/complications/epidemiology/immunology
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Infant
Immunoglobulin E
Enterocolitis/complications/epidemiology/immunology
Milk
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/complications/epidemiology/immunology
Child, Preschool
Immunoglobulin E/immunology
Dietary Proteins
Food Hypersensitivity
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16622898
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Chemical Immunology and Allergy, Vol. 101 (2015) pp. 38-50
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid.dedup....15fab975b378cd053e1923881c6d39c3