Eczematous reactions to food in atopic eczema: Position paper of the EAACI and GA2LEN

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 723-728

  Werfel, T ^a   Ballmer Weber, B ^b   Eigenmann, P A ^c   Niggemann, B ^d   Rance F ^d   Turjanmaa, K ^d   Worm, M ^d  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema; Atopy patch test; Food allergy; IgE; Oral food challenge; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ECZEMA; EGG; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL STRESS; MILK; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN; SYMPTOM;

ALGORITHMS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 34250631651     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01429.x     Document Type: Article

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