title: Diagnosis of food allergy.
abstract: The diagnosis of food allergy requires obtaining a detailed medical history and consideration of differential diagnosis. The offending food(s) may be identified by the medical history, trials of elimination diets, SPT, food-specific IgE measurement, or some combination. However, the reliability of these methods is usually suboptimal, and confirmation of the offending food(s) requires well-designed challenge tests.
authors.affiliation: Section of Allergy and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciencs Center, Shreveport 71130, USA. aknight@lsuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Adina Kay
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: Sami L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Bahna
mesh_terms: D000918:Antibody Specificity; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E