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Testing children for allergies: why, how, who and when
Author(s) -
Eigenmann P. A.,
AtanaskovicMarkovic M.,
O'B Hourihane J.,
Lack G.,
Lau S.,
Matricardi P. M.,
Muraro A.,
Namazova Baranova L.,
Nieto A.,
Papadopoulos N. G.,
Réthy L. A.,
Roberts G.,
Rudzeviciene O.,
Wahn U.,
Wickman M.,
Høst A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pediatric allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1399-3038
pISSN - 0905-6157
DOI - 10.1111/pai.12066
Subject(s) - medicine , allergy , pediatrics , quality of life (healthcare) , pharmacotherapy , drug allergy , allergen , intensive care medicine , immunology , psychiatry , nursing
Allergic diseases are common in childhood and can cause a significant morbidity and impaired quality‐of‐life of the children and their families. Adequate allergy testing is the prerequisite for optimal care, including allergen avoidance, pharmacotherapy and immunotherapy. Children with persisting or recurrent or severe symptoms suggestive for allergy should undergo an appropriate diagnostic work‐up, irrespective of their age. Adequate allergy testing may also allow defining allergic trigger in common symptoms. We provide here evidence‐based guidance on when and how to test for allergy in children based on common presenting symptoms suggestive of allergic diseases.