Food allergy: current diagnosis and management.

摘要: Publisher Summary The term adverse reaction to food applies any clinically abnormal response induced by a (or additive). It comprises wide spectrum of clinical entities with different pathomechanisms, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic options. European Academy Allergology Clinical Immunology (EAACI) proposed classification reactions based on mechanisms, which is shown discussed in this chapter. Adverse can be divided into toxic non-toxic reactions. Toxic depend the itself will occur exposed individual provided that dose high enough. Non-toxic susceptibility classified immune-mediated or non-immune-mediated. Immune-mediated further IgE non-IgE-mediated role type I, IgE-mediated has been well established proven causative symptoms Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Food Challenge (DBPCFC). Non-immune-mediated comprise conditions enzymatic (enzyme deficiencies), pharmacologic undefined. chapter focuses allergic ingestion.