Diagnosis and therapy of food allergy.
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.
Crespo
Jesús F
JF
Servicio de Alergia, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain jfernandezc.hdoc@salud.madrid.org
James
John M
JM
Rodriguez
Julia
J
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
D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E