Childhood food allergy: a Singaporean perspective.
- Author:
Andrew KEMP
1
;
Wen Chin CHIANG
;
Irvin GEREZ
;
Anne GOH
;
Woei Kang LIEW
;
Lynette P SHEK
;
Lynette SHEK
;
Hugo P S Van BEVER
;
Bee Wah LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, National University of Singapore.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Breast Feeding;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Eczema;
diagnosis;
immunology;
Food Hypersensitivity;
diagnosis;
prevention & control;
Humans;
Hypersensitivity, Delayed;
diagnosis;
prevention & control;
Immunoglobulin E;
blood;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Skin Test End-Point Titration
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2010;39(5):404-411
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Food allergy is defined as reaction to a food which has an immunologic mechanism. Its prevalence is increasing in children globally and is therefore of increasing clinical importance. A useful clinical approach is to distinguish food allergic reactions by the timing of clinical reaction in relation to food exposure and classified as immediate (generally IgE-mediated) and delayed (generally non-IgE-mediated), with the exception of eczema and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease, which, when associated with food allergy may be associated with either mechanism. This review is aimed at providing the clinician with a Singaporean perspective on the clinical approach and management of these disorders.
