Food allergies and atopic dermatitis: Differentiating myth from reality

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 84-90

  Forbes, Lisa R ^a   Saltzman, Rushani W ^a   Spergel, Jonathan M ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ALLERGY TEST; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BASOPHIL DEGRANULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EGG ALLERGY; FOOD ALLERGY; GOLD STANDARD; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MILK ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; WHEAT ALLERGY; DIET THERAPY; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 63049092512     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00904481-20090201-05     Document Type: Article

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