title: Food allergy and seronegative arthritis: report of two cases.
abstract: The link between food allergy and arthritis is still a matter for debate. Here we report two cases of patients suffering from arthritis sustained by food allergy. Diagnosis was performed on the basis of a 2-week elimination diet followed by an open and double-blind challenge test which was repeated three times. Both patients had a previous medical history of food allergy/intolerance. As the number of patients with joint complaints sustained by food allergy is very small it makes no sense to put all patients on diet. A previous medical history of food intolerance is one of the main reasons to start the long and difficult path towards a diagnosis of food allergy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experrimental Medicine, Policlinico GB Rossi, University of Verona, Italy. marisa_pacor@yahoo.it
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pacor
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lunardi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Lorenzo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Biasi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Corrocher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012882:Skin Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome