title: Food allergy: in-vivo diagnostics including challenge.
abstract: The diagnosis of food allergy related to IgE-mediated reactions is based on the establishment of the allergic origin of the symptoms and the identification of the causal allergen or allergens. The double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge remains the 'gold standard' for the in-vivo diagnosis of specific food allergy. Valuable information can be obtained with both in-vitro and in-vivo diagnostic procedures; however, for the accurate prediction and diagnosis of food allergy, these methods must be standardized and correlated with a standardized double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge procedure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202, USA. helmrickim@exchange.uams.edu
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Helm
mesh_terms: D003113:Colonoscopy; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E