BACKGROUND The etiology of chronic urticaria (CU) remains unknown in most patients. Possible causes in some cases include food, but the role of allergy to food antigens in patients with CU remains controversial. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between food allergy and CU. METHODS Korean patients with CU were assessed for a previous history of food allergy tha...

A large body of medical literature has indicated that hidden food allergy is a frequent cause of a wide range of physical and mental conditions. Hidden allergies can be "unmasked" by means of an elimination diet, followed by individual food challenges. Although the concept of hidden food allergy remains controversial, the evidence strongly suggests that identification and avoidance of allergeni...

Estimate 1: Including all adults Peanut 1.77 (1.21-2.33) 0.78 (0.58-0.97) 1.00 (0.80-1.20) Tree nut 1.73 (1.16-2.30) 1.07 (0.84-1.30) 1.22 (1.00-1.44) Fish 0.18 (0.00-0.36) 0.60 (0.43-0.78) 0.51 (0.37-0.65) Shellfish 0.55 (0.21-0.88) 1.91 (1.60-2.23) 1.60 (1.35-1.86) Sesame 0.23 (0.03-0.43) 0.07 (0.01-0.13) 0.10 (0.04-0.17) Milk 2.23 (1.51-2.95) 1.89 (1.56-2.21) 1.97 (1.64-2.29) Egg 1.23 (0.69-...

Introduction. In Canada, perceived prevalence of food allergy surpasses systematic estimates. Canadian immigrants have been found more likely to rate the risk of food allergy as "high" compared to nonimmigrants. Methods. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 3 key informants and 18 allergic individuals of East and Southeast Asian descent in order to capture their lived experience with food...

BACKGROUND Sparse clinical observations suggest a possible association between food allergy to lipid transfer protein (LTP) and chronic urticaria (CU). OBJECTIVE To investigate the possible association between LTP hypersensitivity and CU. METHODS History of CU, and/or of NSAID hypersensitivity was prospectively assessed in 75 consecutive LTP-allergic subjects (M/F 27/48; age 33.6 years); th...

Food allergy (food hypersensitivity) is the term used to describe the clinical disease induced by food ingestion in which there is an immunological reaction. The immunological reaction is usually associated with dietary water-soluble glycoproteins that have molecular weights ranging from 10,000 to 70,000 kD. Food intolerance is the term used for a non-immunological abnormal physiological respon...

OBJECTIVE Adverse event reports (AERs) submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were reviewed to confirm the platinum agent-associated mild, severe, and lethal hypersensitivity reactions. METHODS Authorized pharmacovigilance tools were used for quantitative signal detection, including the proportional reporting ratio, the reporting odds ratio, the information component given by ...

OBJECTIVE Patients with perceived food hypersensitivity typically present with multiple health complaints. We aimed to assess the severity of their intestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a prospective study, 84 patients referred to our outpatient clinic for investigation of perceived food hypersensitivity were enrolled consecutively. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) ...