Food hypersensitivity and atopic dermatitis: pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management
SH Sicherer, HA Sampson - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 1999 - Elsevier
Laboratory and clinical investigations over the past two decades have demonstrated that
food allergy plays a pathogenic role in a subset of patients, primarily infants and children,
with atopic dermatitis (AD). Approximately 40% of infants and young children with moderate
to severe AD have food allergy, but identifying this subset of patients and isolating the
relevant food allergens requires a high index of suspicion, the use of appropriate laboratory
tests, and, in some cases, physician-supervised oral food challenges. Removal of the causal …
food allergy plays a pathogenic role in a subset of patients, primarily infants and children,
with atopic dermatitis (AD). Approximately 40% of infants and young children with moderate
to severe AD have food allergy, but identifying this subset of patients and isolating the
relevant food allergens requires a high index of suspicion, the use of appropriate laboratory
tests, and, in some cases, physician-supervised oral food challenges. Removal of the causal …