Food allergy and the respiratory tract.
The role of food allergy in the respiratory tract is often underestimated. A wide variety of food-induced respiratory symptoms has been described. In some patients, a food additive rather than a food protein is the offending agent. This presentation focuses on food-induced asthma and milk-induced chronic pulmonary disease in infants.
Bahna
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Dept. of Pediatrics, E.T.S.U. College of Medicine, Johnson City, Tennessee 37614-0578.
D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D016269:Milk Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000503:physiopathology*