Journal
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE
Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 1-11Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.06.008
Keywords
Food allergy; Anaphylaxis; Skin prick test; Oral food challenge; Label reading; Travel; Cross-contact; Autoinjectable epinephrine
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- DBV Technologies
- Allergen Research Corporation
- Foundation of the American College of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology
- Nutricia North America
- Immune Tolerance Network/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Food Allergy Initiative
- National Peanut Board
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
- MRC Asthma UK Centre
- Department of Health/National Institute for Health Research
- Food Allergy Research and Education
- National Institutes of Health
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Food allergies are commonly seen by the practitioner, and managing these patients is often challenging. Recent epidemiologic studies report that as many as 1 in 13 children in the United States may have a food allergy, which makes this an important disease process to appropriately diagnose and manage for primary care physicians and specialists alike. Having a understanding of the basic immunologic processes that underlie varying presentations of food-induced allergic diseases will guide the clinician in the initial workup. This review will cover the basic approach to understanding the immune response of an individual with food allergy after ingestion and will guide the clinician in applying appropriate testing modalities when needed by conducting food challenges if indicated and by educating the patient and his or her guardian to minimize the risk of accidental ingestion. (C) 2015 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
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