title: Diagnosis and therapy of food allergy.
abstract: According to the recently revised nomenclature for allergy the term "Food Hypersensitivity" is proposed to define a reaction on food exposure causing objectively reproducible symptoms or signs at a dose tolerated by normal subjects. Those reactions to food in which immunologic mechanisms are demonstrated comprise the term "Food Allergy". Immunologic reactions to food in which an immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated mechanism is established are defined as IgE-mediated food allergy. This review focuses on IgE-mediated allergic reactions to foods.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Alergia, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain jfernandezc.hdoc@salud.madrid.org
authors.forename: Jesús F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Crespo
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D004032:Diet; D005502:Food; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E