Food Allergy
Key Points
Key Points
- FOOD ALLERGY (FA) is an adverse health effect arising from a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly on exposure to a given food.
- The symptoms of this disease can range from mild to severe and, in rare cases, can lead to anaphylaxis.
- The most common food allergens are eggs, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, crustacean shellfish, and fish.
- Nonallergic food reactions, such as food intolerance, are frequently confused with FAs.
- Food allergy is managed by allergen avoidance or treatment of symptoms.
Definitions
...Definitions...
...-INDUCED ANAPHYLAXIS is a serious,...
Diagnosis and Assessments
...Diagnos...
...able 1. Symptoms of Food-Induced Allergic...
...al Assessment...
...Diagnosi...
...opulation of children need not be tested for...
...th care professional considering a diagnos...
...e considered: (A, II) In individu...
...l history and physical examination to aid i...
...ent and patient reports of FA must be confi...
...n puncture test (SPT) ( A , II )561...
...cific IgE (sIgE) tests ( A , II )561...
...tradermal testing ( A , III )5...
...OT the routine use of measuring total serum IgE...
...opy patch test (APT) for the routine e...
...liminating one or a few specific f...
...l food challenges for diagnosing FA. ( A...
...ouble-blind, placebo-controlled food...
...NOT use any of the following nonstand...
..., and APTs may be considered to help identify foo...
...e role of these tests in the diagnosis of...
...cal history and oral food challenge to establ...
...er, when history indicates that infants or chil...
...edical history, resolution of symptoms whe...
...ical history, including the absence of symp...
...the medical history, including the resoluti...
...medical history, including the absence of sympt...
...nsider children less than 5 years o...
Follow Up
...Follow...
...ollow-up testing for individuals with FA de...
Prevention
...Prevention...
...t risk* for developing FA do not need to limit...
...uals with documented or proven IgE-mediated or no...
Patients with FA and their caregivers should...
...out documented or proven FA need not av...
...with FA should have nutritional counseling and...
...dividuals with FA and their caregivers should rec...
...here are no medications currently reco...
Immunizations
...Immunizations...
...ensus recommendations for MMRV vaccine vary fr...
...: The safety of this practice has...
Pregnancy and Infancy
...Pr...
...tricting maternal diet during pregna...
...l infants should be exclusively breast-fed until 4...
Using soy infant formula instead of cowâ...
...sing hydrolyzed infant formulas, as opposed to co...
...nd availability of extensively hyd...
...introduction of solid foods should NOT be...
* Patients at risk for developing FA are...
Treatment Summary
...Treatm...
The management of food-induced anaphyl...
...2. Summary of the Pharmacologic Ma...