Anaphylaxis to food

Anna B Fishbein; Melanie M Makhija; Jacqueline A Pongracic

doi:10.1016/j.iac.2015.01.003

Anaphylaxis to food

Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2015 May;35(2):231-45. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2015.01.003. Epub 2015 Feb 27.

Authors

Anna B Fishbein¹, Melanie M Makhija¹, Jacqueline A Pongracic²

Affiliations

¹ Allergy/Immunology, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Avenue #60, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
² Allergy/Immunology, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Avenue #60, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: jpongracic@luriechildrens.org.

PMID: 25841548
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2015.01.003

Abstract

This article provides a clinically focused review of food-induced anaphylaxis that includes epidemiology, risk factors, allergens, diagnosis, and management. Currently, there is no treatment for food allergy. Dietary avoidance and emergency preparedness are the cornerstones of management. Effective and safe therapies to reduce the risk of serious food-induced reactions are urgently needed, as are reliable biomarkers to predict severity.

Keywords: Dietary avoidance; Emergency preparedness; Epinephrine autoinjectors; Food-induced anaphylaxis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Allergens / immunology
Anaphylaxis / diagnosis*
Anaphylaxis / epidemiology
Anaphylaxis / immunology*
Anaphylaxis / prevention & control
Anaphylaxis / therapy
Food / adverse effects
Food Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
Food Hypersensitivity / epidemiology
Food Hypersensitivity / immunology*
Food Hypersensitivity / prevention & control
Food Hypersensitivity / therapy
Humans
Risk Factors

Substances

Allergens