title: Anaphylaxis to food.
abstract: This article provides a clinically focused review of food-induced anaphylaxis that includes epidemiology, risk factors, allergens, diagnosis, and management. Currently, there is no treatment for food allergy. Dietary avoidance and emergency preparedness are the cornerstones of management. Effective and safe therapies to reduce the risk of serious food-induced reactions are urgently needed, as are reliable biomarkers to predict severity.
authors.affiliation: Allergy/Immunology, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Avenue #60, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Anna B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Fishbein
authors.affiliation: Allergy/Immunology, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Avenue #60, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Melanie M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Makhija
authors.affiliation: Allergy/Immunology, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Avenue #60, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: jpongracic@luriechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Jacqueline A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pongracic
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D005502:Food / Q000009:adverse effects; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens
keywords: Dietary avoidance; Emergency preparedness; Epinephrine autoinjectors; Food-induced anaphylaxis