Medicina, 2019 Oral food challenge (OFC) is the gold standard for diagnosis of IgE-mediated and non-IgE mediated food allergy. It is usually conducted to make diagnosis, to monitor for resolution of a food allergy, or to identify the threshold of responsiveness ...
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Seafood graded oral food challenge outcomes in a pediatric tertiary care center [PDF]
World Allergy Organization Journal, 2020 Background: There are sparse data regarding the predictors of positive oral food challenges and reaction severity for seafood in children. Objective: Identify clinical characteristics in children with seafood allergy who were most likely to experience a ...
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Outcome Predictors of Oral Food Challenge in Children [PDF]
ChildrenBackground: Food allergy is a leading cause of severe allergic reactions in children and often results in restrictive elimination diets. The oral food challenge (OFC) remains the diagnostic gold standard but is resource-intensive and carries a risk of ...
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The efficacy and safety of stepwise oral food challenge in children with hen’s egg allergy [PDF]
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical ImmunologyBackground Oral food challenge (OFC) is the gold standard for diagnosing food allergies (FAs) but carries the risk of anaphylactic reaction. Stepwise OFC, starting with a low dose of allergen and progressing to medium and full doses, is effective in ...
Mika Ogata +8 more
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Oral Food Challenge in Children with Tree Nut and Peanut Allergy: The Predictive Value of Diagnostic Tests [PDF]
DiagnosticsFood allergy (FA) affects approximately 6–8% of young children, with a peak prevalence at approximately one year of age. Tree nut and peanut allergies are among the main causes of anaphylaxis in the world.
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Modified oral food challenge protocol approach in the diagnosis of Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome [PDF]
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2022 Background Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) is a non-IgE mediated food allergy most commonly presenting in infants. The most common food triggers include soy, cow’s milk and grains.
Jessica Sultafa +4 more
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Diagnosis of Food Allergy Based on Oral Food Challenge Test
Allergology International, 2009 Diagnosis of food allergy should be based on the observation of allergic symptoms after intake of the suspected food. The oral food challenge test (OFC) is the most reliable clinical procedure for diagnosing food allergy.
Komei Ito, Atsuo Urisu
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Oral food challenge outcomes in a pediatric tertiary care center [PDF]
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2017 Background Oral food challenges are the clinical standard for diagnosis of food allergy. Little data exist on predictors of oral challenge failure and reaction severity. Methods A retrospective chart review was done on all pediatric patients who had oral
Elissa M. Abrams, Allan B. Becker
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Predicting outcomes of hazelnut oral food challenge: Pediatric cohort analysis [PDF]
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: GlobalBackground: Hazelnut is a common trigger of IgE-mediated food allergy in children, but clinical tolerance remains difficult to predict. While molecular diagnostics and guideline-based cutoffs offer valuable insights, their real-world applicability across
Maria Breiding, MD +6 more
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Predictors of initial oral food challenge outcome in food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome [PDF]
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global, 2022 Osamu Natsume, Satoshi Hayano
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