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Allergy to food

MedGen UID:
42064
•Concept ID:
C0016470
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Allergies, Food; Allergy, Food; Food Allergies; Food Allergy; Food Hypersensitivities; Food Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivities, Food; Hypersensitivity, Food
SNOMED CT: Food allergy (414285001); Allergy to food (414285001)

Definition

An allergic reaction triggered by exposure to allergens found in food; exposure can occur through the skin, respiratory tract or digestive tract. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Japanese guidelines for food allergy 2020.
Ebisawa M, Ito K, Fujisawa T; Committee for Japanese Pediatric Guideline for Food Allergy, The Japanese Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology; Japanese Society of Allergology
Allergol Int 2020 Jul;69(3):370-386. Epub 2020 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2020.03.004. PMID: 33289637
Cow's Milk Protein Allergy in Term and Preterm Infants: Clinical Manifestations, Immunologic Pathophysiology, and Management Strategies.
Burris AD, Burris J, Järvinen KM
Neoreviews 2020 Dec;21(12):e795-e808. doi: 10.1542/neo.21-12-e795. PMID: 33262206
Review article: the diagnosis and management of food allergy and food intolerances.
Turnbull JL, Adams HN, Gorard DA
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2015 Jan;41(1):3-25. Epub 2014 Oct 14 doi: 10.1111/apt.12984. PMID: 25316115

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Interdisciplinary Significance of Food-Related Adverse Reactions in Adulthood.
Solymosi D, Sárdy M, Pónyai G
Nutrients 2020 Dec 2;12(12) doi: 10.3390/nu12123725. PMID: 33276661Free PMC Article
Adverse reactions to food additives in children: A retrospective study and a prospective survey.
Lemoine A, Pauliat-Desbordes S, Challier P, Tounian P
Arch Pediatr 2020 Oct;27(7):368-371. Epub 2020 Aug 15 doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2020.07.005. PMID: 32807620
Allergy to food additives.
Valluzzi RL, Fierro V, Arasi S, Mennini M, Pecora V, Fiocchi A
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2019 Jun;19(3):256-262. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000528. PMID: 30883393
Contact allergy to food.
Brancaccio RR, Alvarez MS
Dermatol Ther 2004;17(4):302-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1396-0296.2004.04030.x. PMID: 15327475
Gastrointestinal allergy to food: a review.
Ahmed T, Fuchs GJ
J Diarrhoeal Dis Res 1997 Dec;15(4):211-23. PMID: 9661317

Diagnosis

The α-Gal epitope - the cause of a global allergic disease.
Perusko M, Grundström J, Eldh M, Hamsten C, Apostolovic D, van Hage M
Front Immunol 2024;15:1335911. Epub 2024 Jan 22 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1335911. PMID: 38318181Free PMC Article
Adverse reactions to food additives in children: A retrospective study and a prospective survey.
Lemoine A, Pauliat-Desbordes S, Challier P, Tounian P
Arch Pediatr 2020 Oct;27(7):368-371. Epub 2020 Aug 15 doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2020.07.005. PMID: 32807620
Allergy to food additives.
Valluzzi RL, Fierro V, Arasi S, Mennini M, Pecora V, Fiocchi A
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2019 Jun;19(3):256-262. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000528. PMID: 30883393
The dilemma of allergy to food additives.
Bahna SL, Burkhardt JG
Allergy Asthma Proc 2018 Jan 1;39(1):3-8. doi: 10.2500/aap.2018.39.4092. PMID: 29279054
Contact allergy to food.
Brancaccio RR, Alvarez MS
Dermatol Ther 2004;17(4):302-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1396-0296.2004.04030.x. PMID: 15327475

Therapy

Interdisciplinary Significance of Food-Related Adverse Reactions in Adulthood.
Solymosi D, Sárdy M, Pónyai G
Nutrients 2020 Dec 2;12(12) doi: 10.3390/nu12123725. PMID: 33276661Free PMC Article
Adverse reactions to food additives in children: A retrospective study and a prospective survey.
Lemoine A, Pauliat-Desbordes S, Challier P, Tounian P
Arch Pediatr 2020 Oct;27(7):368-371. Epub 2020 Aug 15 doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2020.07.005. PMID: 32807620
Allergy to food additives.
Valluzzi RL, Fierro V, Arasi S, Mennini M, Pecora V, Fiocchi A
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2019 Jun;19(3):256-262. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000528. PMID: 30883393
The dilemma of allergy to food additives.
Bahna SL, Burkhardt JG
Allergy Asthma Proc 2018 Jan 1;39(1):3-8. doi: 10.2500/aap.2018.39.4092. PMID: 29279054
Contact allergy to food.
Brancaccio RR, Alvarez MS
Dermatol Ther 2004;17(4):302-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1396-0296.2004.04030.x. PMID: 15327475

Prognosis

Attitudes and intentions towards COVID-19 vaccines and associated factors among Egyptian adults.
Omar DI, Hani BM
J Infect Public Health 2021 Oct;14(10):1481-1488. Epub 2021 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.06.019. PMID: 34247946Free PMC Article
Adverse reactions to food additives in children: A retrospective study and a prospective survey.
Lemoine A, Pauliat-Desbordes S, Challier P, Tounian P
Arch Pediatr 2020 Oct;27(7):368-371. Epub 2020 Aug 15 doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2020.07.005. PMID: 32807620
Allergy to carmine red (E120) is not dependent on concurrent mite allergy.
Liippo J, Lammintausta K
Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2009;150(2):179-83. Epub 2009 May 13 doi: 10.1159/000218121. PMID: 19439984
Contact allergy to food.
Brancaccio RR, Alvarez MS
Dermatol Ther 2004;17(4):302-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1396-0296.2004.04030.x. PMID: 15327475
Gastrointestinal allergy to food: a review.
Ahmed T, Fuchs GJ
J Diarrhoeal Dis Res 1997 Dec;15(4):211-23. PMID: 9661317

Clinical prediction guides

Active Symptom-Based Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Immunization Among Individuals Vaccinated with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Coronavirus Vaccine in a Tertiary Hospital of Kerala.
Jose M, Rajmohan P, Thomas J, Krishna S, Antony B, Gopinathan UU, Iyyapan EM, Porinchu RM, Jose P, Raphael L, Kuttichira P
Curr Drug Saf 2022;17(4):327-334. doi: 10.2174/1574886317666220207120649. PMID: 35135453
Attitudes and intentions towards COVID-19 vaccines and associated factors among Egyptian adults.
Omar DI, Hani BM
J Infect Public Health 2021 Oct;14(10):1481-1488. Epub 2021 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.06.019. PMID: 34247946Free PMC Article
Interdisciplinary Significance of Food-Related Adverse Reactions in Adulthood.
Solymosi D, Sárdy M, Pónyai G
Nutrients 2020 Dec 2;12(12) doi: 10.3390/nu12123725. PMID: 33276661Free PMC Article
Diagnostic oral food challenges: procedures and biomarkers.
Järvinen KM, Sicherer SH
J Immunol Methods 2012 Sep 28;383(1-2):30-8. Epub 2012 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2012.02.019. PMID: 22414488
Risk of allergy to food proteins in topical medicinal agents and cosmetics.
Codreanu F, Morisset M, Cordebar V, Kanny G, Moneret-Vautrin DA
Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol 2006 Apr;38(4):126-30. PMID: 16805419

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