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Diagnosis and therapy of food allergy
Author(s) -
Crespo Jesús F.,
James John M.,
Rodriguez Julia
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
molecular nutrition and food research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.495
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1613-4133
pISSN - 1613-4125
DOI - 10.1002/mnfr.200400019
Subject(s) - food allergy , allergy , medicine , environmental health , immunology
According to the recently revised nomenclature for allergy [1] the term “Food Hypersensitivity” is proposed to define a reaction on food exposure causing objectively reproducible symptoms or signs at a dose tolerated by normal subjects. Those reactions to food in which immunologic mechanisms are demonstrated comprise the term “Food Allergy”. Immunologic reactions to food in which an immunoglobulin E (IgE)‐mediated mechanism is established are defined as IgE‐mediated food allergy. This review focuses on IgE‐mediated allergic reactions to foods.