Diagnostic Testing in the Evaluation of Food Allergy

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 351-362

  Eigenmann, Philippe A ^a   Oh, Jae Won ^b   Beyer, Kirsten ^c  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests; Food allergy; Food challenges; Skin tests; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ALLERGY TEST; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIARRHEA; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPHAGIA; FOOD ALLERGY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE MEDIATED INJURY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MEDICAL HISTORY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; ORAL FOOD CHALLENGE; PATCH TEST; PATIENT SAFETY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCRATCH TEST; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; VOMITING;

ALLERGENS; CHILD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 79953079290     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2011.02.003     Document Type: Review

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