title: [Food allergy in infant and children--symptoms, diagnostics and treatment].
abstract: Food allergy is a kind of food hypersensitivity with various immunological mechanisms. IgE-dependent reactions are the most often occurring mechanisms. Till now population studies allowing to estimate the epidemiology of food allergy were not performed. It is estimated that this problem concerns about 6-8% of children and 1-2% of adult population. Clinical manifestation may be present in every organ and system. The basic approach of diagnosis is to assess causative association between food and presence of symptoms. The most valuable diagnostic method is double blind, placebo controlled food challenge. Elimination diet is the basic treatment method.
authors.affiliation: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy, Katedra i Klinika Pediatrii, Alergologii i Gastroenterologii. klped@cm.umk.pl
authors.forename: Mieczysława
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czerwionka-Szaflarska
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zawadzka-Gralec
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000145:classification*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D007223:Infant; D016269:Milk Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E