title: [Update on Current Care Guideline: Food allergy (children)].
abstract: This guideline, targeted to healthcare workers dealing with food-allergic children, provides a review on the clinical aspects of pediatric food allergy. The main updates include: elimination diets are not recommended for breast-feeding mothers; probiotics are not recommended for allergy prevention or treatment; food challenges are the basis of the diagnosis, but it can be improved by IgE component diagnostics. The treatment for severe symptoms is specific food avoidance, mildly symptomatic children should continue with versatile diet. Specific oral tolerance induction is a safe and effective treatment in most of the pediatric patients.
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mäkelä
authors.forename: Tuomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jartti
authors.forename: Kaija-Leena
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kolho
authors.forename: Sanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poikonen
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Remes
authors.forename: Ursula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schwab
authors.forename: Raija
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sipilä
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tulonen-Tapio
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Voutilainen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000075202:Contraindications; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D004032:Diet; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019936:Probiotics
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E