Food allergy: a review and update on epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and management

SH Sicherer, HA Sampson - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2018 - Elsevier
This review provides general information to serve as a primer for those embarking on
understanding food allergy and also details advances and updates in epidemiology,
pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment that have occurred over the 4 years since our last
comprehensive review. Although firm prevalence data are lacking, there is a strong
impression that food allergy has increased, and rates as high as approximately 10% have
been documented. Genetic, epigenetic, and environmental risk factors are being elucidated …