title: ICON: food allergy.
abstract: Food allergies can result in life-threatening reactions and diminish quality of life. In the last several decades, the prevalence of food allergies has increased in several regions throughout the world. Although more than 170 foods have been identified as being potentially allergenic, a minority of these foods cause the majority of reactions, and common food allergens vary between geographic regions. Treatment of food allergy involves strict avoidance of the trigger food. Medications manage symptoms of disease, but currently, there is no cure for food allergy. In light of the increasing burden of allergic diseases, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; World Allergy Organization; and American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology have come together to increase the communication of information about allergies and asthma at a global level. Within the framework of this collaboration, termed the International Collaboration in Asthma, Allergy and Immunology, a series of consensus documents called International Consensus ON (ICON) are being developed to serve as an important resource and support physicians in managing different allergic diseases. An author group was formed to describe the natural history, prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of food allergies in the context of the global community.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. wburks@email.unc.edu
authors.forename: A Wesley
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Burks
authors.forename: Mimi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sicherer
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muraro
authors.forename: Philippe A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Eigenmann
authors.forename: Motohiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ebisawa
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiocchi
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beyer
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hourihane
authors.forename: Stacie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Gideon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lack
authors.forename: Hugh A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Sampson
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E