title: [Risk hidden in the small print? : Some food additives may trigger pseudoallergic reactions].
abstract: Some food additives may trigger pseudoallergenic reactions. However, the prevalence of such an overreaction is - despite the increasing number of food additives - rather low in the general population. The most common triggers of pseudoallergic reactions to food are naturally occurring ingredients. However, symptoms in patients with chronic urticaria should improve significantly on a pseudoallergen-free diet. In addition, some studies indicate that certain food additives may also have an impact on the symptoms of patients with neurodermatitis and asthma.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland. torsten.zuberbier@charite.de.
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zuberbier
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hengstenberg
mesh_terms: D004035:Diet Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005503:Food Additives / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014581:Urticaria / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D005503:Food Additives
keywords: Asthma; Food intolerance; Neurodermatitis; Pseudoallergy; Urticaria