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9. Food allergy

Sicherer, Scott H., Sampson, Hugh A.·2006·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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Food allergy, defined as an adverse immune response to food proteins, affects as many as 6% of young children and 3% to 4% of adults. Food-induced allergic reactions are responsible for a variety of symptoms involving the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and respiratory tract and might be caused by IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated (cellular) mechanisms. Our understanding of how food allergy represents an abrogation of normal oral tolerance is evolving. Although any food can provoke a reaction, relatively few foods are responsible for the vast majority of significant food-induced allergic reactions: milk, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish. A systematic approach to diagnosis includes a careful history, followed by laboratory studies, elimination diets, and often food challenges to confirm a diagnosis. Many food allergens have been characterized at a molecular level, which has increased our understanding of the immunopathogenesis of food allergy and might soon lead to novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Currently, management of food allergies consists of educating the patient to avoid ingesting the responsible allergen and to initiate therapy in case of an unintended ingestion.

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Authors
Sicherer, S. H., & Sampson, H. A.
Affiliations
  • Mount Sinai Hospital (US)
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Corresponding author
Sicherer, Scott H.
Venue
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-02
Volume
117
Issue
2
Pages
S470-S475
ISSN
0091-6749 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2146550421
Cited by
647
References
139
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Keywords
food allergy, IgE-mediated allergy, non-IgE-mediated allergy, oral tolerance, food allergens, cow's milk allergy, egg allergy, peanut allergy, tree nuts, fish allergy, shellfish allergy, food allergy diagnosis, elimination diet, oral food challenge, allergen characterization, immunopathogenesis, food allergy management, accidental ingestion
MeSH terms
Adult, Allergens, Anaphylaxis, Child, Child, Preschool, Diagnosis, Differential, Dietary Proteins, Food Hypersensitivity, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Humans, Infant, Patient Education as Topic, Anti-Asthmatic Agents

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