title: Skin testing with food allergens. Guideline of the German Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (DGAKI), the Physicians' Association of German Allergologists (ADA) and the Society of Pediatric Allergology (GPA) together with the Swiss Society of Allergology.
abstract: Skin testing has a central role in the diagnosis of food allergy. Prick testing is well- established as a routine diagnostic tool. Nonetheless, unstable allergens and the lack of standardized extracts create difficulties in the identification of sensitization to foods in patients with suspected food allergy. Therefore prick-to-prick tests with native (raw, fresh) foods are still recommended. The indications and contraindications are the same as those of routine skin testing in clinical allergology. We recommend a careful and restricted application of skin tests in patients with a history of severe anaphylaxis to foods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Pneumology and Allergology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, D-07740 Jena, Germany. Margot.Henzgen@med.uni-jena.de
authors.forename: Margot
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Henzgen
authors.forename: Barbara K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Ballmer-Weber
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erdmann
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kleine-Tebbe
authors.forename: Ute
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lepp
authors.forename: Bodo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Niggemann
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raithel
authors.forename: Imke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Reese
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saloga
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vieths
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zuberbier
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Werfel
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis*; D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000592:standards*; D003880:Dermatology / Q000592:standards*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000592:standards*; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens