Diagnosis of Food Allergy Based on Oral Food Challenge Test

Diagnosis of Food Allergy Based on Oral Food Challenge Test

Diagnosis of food allergy should be based on the observation of allergic symptoms after intake of the suspected food. The oral food challenge test (OFC) is the most reliable clinical procedure for diagnosing food allergy. The OFC is also applied for the diagnosis of tolerance of food allergy. The Ja...

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Main Authors: Komei Ito, Atsuo Urisu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
food hypersensitivity
guideline
immunoglobulin E
oral food challenge
tolerance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015307309
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spelling doaj-0e9c48d3749043e2a62796a7515e2c142020-11-25T00:02:13ZengElsevierAllergology International1323-89302009-01-0158446747410.2332/allergolint.09-RAI-0140Diagnosis of Food Allergy Based on Oral Food Challenge TestKomei Ito0Atsuo Urisu1Department of Allergy, Aichi Children’s Health and Medical Center, Aichi, Japan.Department of Pediatrics, The Second Teaching Hospital of Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan.Diagnosis of food allergy should be based on the observation of allergic symptoms after intake of the suspected food. The oral food challenge test (OFC) is the most reliable clinical procedure for diagnosing food allergy. The OFC is also applied for the diagnosis of tolerance of food allergy. The Japanese Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology issued the 'Japanese Pediatric Guideline for Oral Food Challenge Test in Food Allergy 2009' in April 2009, to provide information on a safe and standardized method for administering the OFC. This review focuses on the clinical applications and procedure for the OFC, based on the Japanese OFC guideline.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015307309food hypersensitivityguidelineimmunoglobulin Eoral food challengetolerance
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Diagnosis of Food Allergy Based on Oral Food Challenge Test
Allergology International
food hypersensitivity
guideline
immunoglobulin E
oral food challenge
tolerance
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Atsuo Urisu
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title Diagnosis of Food Allergy Based on Oral Food Challenge Test
title_short Diagnosis of Food Allergy Based on Oral Food Challenge Test
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series Allergology International
issn 1323-8930
publishDate 2009-01-01
description Diagnosis of food allergy should be based on the observation of allergic symptoms after intake of the suspected food. The oral food challenge test (OFC) is the most reliable clinical procedure for diagnosing food allergy. The OFC is also applied for the diagnosis of tolerance of food allergy. The Japanese Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology issued the 'Japanese Pediatric Guideline for Oral Food Challenge Test in Food Allergy 2009' in April 2009, to provide information on a safe and standardized method for administering the OFC. This review focuses on the clinical applications and procedure for the OFC, based on the Japanese OFC guideline.
topic food hypersensitivity
guideline
immunoglobulin E
oral food challenge
tolerance
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015307309
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