Skin reactions to foods in patients with atopic dermatitis.
Thirty-seven patients with moderate or severe persistent atopic dermatitis gave a history of skin reactions following the ingestion of certain foods. These reactions fell into three groups: immediate reactions (within one hour) which included angio-oedema, contact urticaria, generalised itching and erythema, or urticaria; late reactions, where patients experienced late urticaria, late angio-oedema, itching, or exacerbation of the dermatitis; dual reactions where immediate reactions were followed by exacerbation of the atopic dermatitis. The foods implicated were either potential allergens or recognised nonimmunological histamine-release agents. Foods which caused an IgE-mediated reaction tended to produce early or dual reactions whereas histamine releasing foods tended to result in late reactions.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens; D000799:Angioedema / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000150:complications*; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology; D012877:Skin Manifestations; D012882:Skin Tests; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology
D000485:Allergens