Food allergy.
Although common, food allergy is vastly overestimated by patients. The main food allergens include cow's milk, eggs, nuts, shellfish and whitefish. Other types of adverse food reactions are numerous; their cause represent a spectrum of toxins, infectious organisms and pharmacologic agents. A definitive diagnosis may be difficult. Recommended measures include prevention through breast feeding, avoidance of known offenders and symptomatic therapy when reactions occur.
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Naval Hospital, Long Beach, California.
D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test