Immunology in Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis

The immunology of food allergy.

Food allergies represent an increasingly prevalent human health problem, and therapeutic options remain limited, with avoidance being mainstay, despite its adverse effects on quality of life. A better understanding of the key immunological mechanisms involved in such responses likely will be vital for development of new therapies. This review outlines the current understanding of how the immune...

Mucosal Immunology of Food Allergy

Food allergies are increasing in prevalence at a higher rate than can be explained by genetic factors, suggesting a role for as yet unidentified environmental factors. In this review, we summarize the state of knowledge about the healthy immune response to antigens in the diet and the basis of immune deviation that results in immunoglobulin E (IgE) sensitization and allergic reactivity to foods...

Food-induced anaphylaxis and oral allergy syndrome.

Case Report A 16-year-old boy presents to the allergy clinic with complaints of perioral itching and tingling after handling apples at his father’s fruit stall. He had experienced such symptoms on previous occasions, but this time he has developed mild lip swelling and tongue itching, as well. He has a history of seasonal allergic rhinitis that is controlled by nasal steroid spray. His father i...

Food allergy and anaphylaxis – 2038. Insect and sting allergy

Methods Observation made in diferent subsets of population who had insect and sting allergy (bees, wasps, scorpions, mosquitos parasites etc). 1) Immunocompetent population in the developing world engaged in farming and related activities regularly exposed to all gradient of allergens like dust molds, dander, pets, etc and when they are exposed to insect and mosquito bites, bees and wasps sting...

EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines