title: Food allergy.
abstract: This article reviews the classification of food allergies, their prevalence, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Wesley.Burks@duke.edu
authors.forename: Wesley
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Burks
authors.forename: Barbara K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Ballmer-Weber
mesh_terms: D015930:Diet Records; D004777:Environment; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D012867:Skin; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E