title: Food allergy in children.
abstract: Food allergic reactions have generated increasing concern in the United States, with approximately one fourth of American households altering their dietary habits because a member of the family is perceived to suffer from food allergies. IgE-mediated (type I) hypersensitivity accounts for most well-characterized food allergic reactions, although non-IgE-mediated immune mechanisms are believed to be responsible for a variety of hypersensitivity disorders. This article examines adverse food reactions that are IgE-mediated, non-IgE-mediated, and those entities that have characteristics of both.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 800 Marshall Street, Little Rock, AR 72207, USA.
authors.forename: Amy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Scurlock
authors.forename: Laurie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: A Wesley
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Burks
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E