title: [Foods as allergy inducers].
abstract: Small children are usually sensitized through the gastrointestinal tract to chemically stable food proteins such as milk, eggs, fish and soy. In adults, however, food allergy is mostly mediated by a primary inhalatory sensitization and because of IgE-crossreactivity by a secondary allergy to food allergens. Thus, in adults a completely different pattern of predominant food allergens is encountered. The leading food allergens are fruits and vegetable as a consequence of pollen associated food allergy. This article summarizes clinically relevant information about the most important food allergens. Furthermore the issue of hidden food allergens is stressed.
authors.affiliation: ballmerb@derm.unizh.ch
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Ballmer-Weber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005504:Food Analysis; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012307:Risk Factors