Can conjunctival provocation test facilitate the diagnosis of food allergy in children?

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 321-326

  Krane Kvenshagen, B ^a   Jacobsen, M ^a   Halvorsen, R ^b  

^a Oestfold Hospital Trust   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children; Conjunctival provocation test; Diagnosis; Diagnostic tool; Food allergy

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONJUNCTIVAL PROVOCATION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; EGG; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; POLLEN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURITUS; RHINITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVA; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; FISH PROTEINS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; INFANT; MALE; MILK PROTEINS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 78349304737     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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