Food allergy in children and young people diagnosis and assessment of food allergy in children and young people in primary care and community settings

Food allergy is an adverse immune response to a food. It can be classified into IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated reactions. Many non-IgE reactions, which are poorly defined both clinically and scientifically, are believed to be T-cell-mediated. Some reactions involve a mixture of both IgE and non-I...

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Corporate Author: Centre for Clinical Practice (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Great Britain))
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence c2011, 2011
Series:NICE clinical guidelines
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Summary:Food allergy is an adverse immune response to a food. It can be classified into IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated reactions. Many non-IgE reactions, which are poorly defined both clinically and scientifically, are believed to be T-cell-mediated. Some reactions involve a mixture of both IgE and non-IgE responses and are classified as mixed IgE and non-IgE allergic reactions. Food allergy may be confused with food intolerance, which is a non-immunological reaction that can be caused by enzyme deficiencies, pharmacological agents and naturally occurring substances. Food intolerance will not be covered in this guideline. The starting point for the guideline is a suspicion of food allergy, and the use of an allergy-focused clinical history will help to determine whether a food allergy is likely
Item Description:"Issue date: February 2011."
Physical Description:PDF file (various pagings) ill