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Diagnosis of Food Allergy Based on Oral Food Challenge Test [PDF]

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

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 ...
Mauro Calvani, Annamaria Bianchi, Chiara Reginelli, Martina Peresso, Alessia Testa   +4 more
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Confronting fear and uncertainty: adults’ experiences of undergoing a food challenge test for food allergy [PDF]

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Background Oral food challenges are indicated when food allergies cannot be confirmed by clinical history or investigations, such as blood or skin-prick tests. However, few studies have examined adults' experiences of oral food challenges.
Melina Makatsori, Anne Miles
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Lymphocyte Stimulation Test and Oral Food Challenge in the Diagnosis of Food Protein–Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome Due to Short‐Neck Clam [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Clam‐induced food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) is rare in children, and lymphocyte stimulation testing (LST) may be useful for diagnosis.
Sayuri Kajitani, Manabu Miyamoto, Shigemi Yoshihara   +2 more
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Outcome Predictors of Oral Food Challenge in Children [PDF]

Children
Background: 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 ...
Vojko Berce, Anja Pintarič Lonzarić, Elena Pelivanova, Sara Jagodic   +3 more
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Oropharyngeal symptoms without systemic reactions as a risk factor for food allergen intolerance: a longitudinal pediatric study

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2022
Background The determinants of tolerance to food allergens are not fully understood. We aimed to elucidate the longitudinal association between oropharyngeal symptoms without systemic reactions (OSw/oS) and tolerance to food allergens.
Masaaki Hamada, Keigo Saeki, Yoshihiko Sakurai   +2 more
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Total serum IgE levels as predictor of the acquisition of tolerance in children with food allergy: Findings from a pilot study

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundThe gold standard to diagnose food allergy (FA) is a double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge (OFC), even if it shows potential risk of severe allergic reactions for the patient and is time-consuming. Therefore, easier, and less invasive
Giulia Dodi, Paola Di Filippo, Sabrina Di Pillo, Francesco Chiarelli, Marina Attanasi   +4 more
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Successful introduction of milk after a negative double‐blind placebo‐controlled food challenge test is independent of the total dose and milk product used during the challenge test

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 2020
Background Failure of milk introduction after a negative food challenge test is reported in a substantial number of patients. For this reason, guidelines recommend that the total dose of milk protein for a food challenge test should be comparable to a ...
Celine A. van deVen, Irene Herpertz, Lidy vanLente, Gerbrich N. van derMeulen, Arvid W. A. Kamps   +4 more
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Anaphylaxis after jellyfish ingestion with no history of stings: a pediatric case report

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2021
Background Jellyfish stings are known to induce allergic skin reactions; however, case reports of anaphylaxis after jellyfish ingestion have been increasing, especially in Asian countries.
Mitsuru Tsuge, Masanori Ikeda, Osamu Mitani, Masato Yasui, Hirokazu Tsukahara   +4 more
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Multi-omics profiling approach in food allergy

World Allergy Organization Journal, 2023
The prevalence of food allergy (FA) among children is increasing, affecting nearly 8% of children, and FA is the most common cause of anaphylaxis and anaphylaxis-related emergency department visits in children. Importantly, FA is a complex, multi-system,
Ashley Devonshire, MD, MPH, Yadu Gautam, PhD, Elisabet Johansson, PhD, Tesfaye B. Mersha, PhD   +3 more
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