title: Alternatives in the diagnosis and treatment of food allergies.
abstract: The diagnosis of food allergy remains a difficult and often inexact proposition, with the treatment being equally cumbersome and complex. For this reason a variety of approaches have been developed, varying in acceptance and approval. Although many approaches represent alternative medicine, today's alternative may be tomorrow's standard.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000485:Allergens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004205:Cromolyn Sodium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005502:Food / Q000009:adverse effects; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006636:Histamine Release; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007159:Immunologic Tests; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D004205:Cromolyn Sodium