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...

the aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of the population of fez and casablanca in morocco to dry white beans (phaseolus vulgaris) and to investigate the effect of food processing (heat and/or enzymatic hydrolysis by pepsin) on this sensitivity. work was based on a bank consisting of 146 sera from patients with atopic hypersensitivity in order to evaluate specific immunoglobulin e...

food allergy is a common disorder especially in the first years of life. strict avoidance of the responsible food is the most effective therapeutic measure so far. but this continuous vigilance could be stressful for the patient and family and decreases their quality of life (qol). this survey was designed to evaluate the impact of ige-mediated food allergy on parental qol in iranian patients a...

Background: The prevalence of food allergy is different in different parts of the world. Identification of the most common food allergens is a priority in any population to provide effective preventive and curative measures.  Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the most common food allergens in Iranian children. Methods: One hundred and ninety children with skin, respiratory or ga...

the prevalence of food allergy is different in various nations. the identification of the most common food allergens is a priority in any population to provide effective preventive and curative measures. the aim of this study is to determine the most common food allergens in iranian children. one hundred and ninety children with skin, respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms, which were thought...

at present the only available management for food allergy is avoidance; however, abstaining from allergic foods can affect the quality of life. oral immunotherapy (oit) is an efficient method for increasing tolerance towards food allergens. the aim of this study was desensitizing patients above five years of age with wheat allergy and evaluating the safety and efficacy of oit for children with ...

background: evidence has shown a link between allergic disease and inflammatory bowel diseases (ibds). we investigated food allergy in iranian pediatric ibd patients. materials and methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted on a consecutive sample of children with newly  diagnosed ibd referring to mofid children’s university hospital in tehran (iran) between november 2013 and march 2015.dat...

background: despite many efforts, the etiology of autism remains unknown. food allergy has been suggested as a pathogenic factor in autism spectrum disorder (asd). our aim in this study was to determine whether food allergy could be considered as a risk factor for autistic children. methods: thirty-nine autistic children were examined by the skin prick test (spt), and total serum ige was evalua...

BACKGROUND Dyspnea may be a presenting symptom of type I food hypersensitivity; bronchial hyperactivity, without known asthma, can coexist in patients with food allergy. OBJECTIVE To evaluate airway involvement in young adult patients with food allergy and no asthma and compare the findings to those of patients with food allergy and asthma, with food allergy and allergic rhinitis, with asthma...

BACKGROUND Food allergy prevalence is increasing in US children. Presently, the primary means of preventing potentially fatal reactions are avoidance of allergens, prompt recognition of food allergy reactions, and knowledge about food allergy reaction treatments. Focus groups were held as a preliminary step in the development of validated survey instruments to assess food allergy knowledge, att...