Asia Pac Allergy.  2013 Apr;3(2):88-95. 10.5415/apallergy.2013.3.2.88.

What's new in the diagnosis and management of food allergy in children?

• Turner PJ
• Campbell D

• KMID: 2400403
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5415/apallergy.2013.3.2.88

Abstract

This article reviews the recent advances in the diagnosis and management of IgE mediated food allergy in children. It will encompass the emerging technology of component testing; moves to standardization of the allergy food challenge; permissive diets which allow for inclusion of extensively heated food allergens with allergen avoidance; and strategies for accelerating tolerance and food desensitization including the use of adjuvants for specific tolerance induction.

Keyword

Child; Food; Allergy; Diagnosis

MeSH Terms

Allergens
Child*
Diagnosis*
Diet
Food Hypersensitivity*
Hot Temperature
Humans
Hypersensitivity
Immunoglobulin E
Allergens
Immunoglobulin E

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