Current situation of diagnosis for food allergy

Management of Food Allergy

Although food allergy is a major public health problem, currently there is no effective and safe treatment except to avoid the foods .But the need for new options is critical now as the number of children diagnosed with food allergies rises. Avoiding the offending allergen in the diet is the primary treatment of food allergy. Once a food to which the patient is sensitive has been identified, th...

Doing the Food Allergy Diagnosis

Most people can eat a variety of foods without problems. However, in a small percentage of the population, certain foods can cause adverse reactions, from which the origin should be investigated: Perhaps food poisoning, a psychological aversion to a food, an intolerance to an ingredient in a meal or a true food allergy. Diagnosis of food allergy requires a combination of a detailed medical hist...

Frey's syndrome: differential diagnosis of food allergy.

A 4-year-old boy with a history of asthma was referred for evaluation of possible food allergy. He was born at term and the delivery was complicated by failure to progress, requiring the use of forceps. He had a history of isolated left facial flushing appearing during meals, extending from the corner of the cheek to the temple and tragus, beginning at 4 months of age, at weaning. The child had...

The diagnosis and management of food allergy.

Histamine and Food Allergy

Histamine is synthesized via histidine decarboxylase (HDC) in wide types of immune cells and is involved in abundant physiologic and pathologic processes. Histamine is a mediator released during inflammatory reactions, such as food allergy. Food allergy is immunological reactions to 'fight off' specific allergens within food in susceptible individuals. The aim of this study is investigation of ...