title: Enteral histaminosis: Clinical implications.
abstract: There is increasing evidence that enteral histaminosis is a major cause of food intolerance resulting from dysfunctional metabolism of endogenous histamine in certain food stuffs. However, this phenomenon has been poorly characterised and, due to the lack of epidemiological data, the existence of this condition has been underestimated, which may lead to incorrect diagnosis. This short commentary highlights a stricter regimen of diagnostic procedure in order to take into account the many causes of food intolerance. The underlying mechanisms ascribed particularly to non-immunologically food reactions require more rigorous research and further work is vital.
authors.affiliation: PsoriSol Centre for Dermatology and Allergy, Hersbruck, Germany. psorisol@t-online.de
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Amon
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bangha
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Küster
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menne
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Vollrath
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Gibbs
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006632:Histamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006632:Histamine