Adverse reactions to food: navigating the maze in primary health care
South African Family Practice
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64(3): 1-5, 19 May 2022. Figures, Tables
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ABSTRACT
Primary health care providers are often confronted with patients describing adverse reactions to food. With a multiplex of differential diagnoses, it is essential to have a structured approach to these complaints. Just as allergies can have a negative impact on quality of life, inappropriate food allergy labelling can cause unnecessary distress and hardship for patients. Understanding the diagnostic approaches to adverse food reactions, alongside an appreciation of multidisciplinary collaboration, can assist the clinician in making appropriate decisions in the management of these patients. Keywords food allergy; food hypersensitivity; food intolerance; allergy-focused history; allergy diagnosis.
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Main subject:
Diagnosis
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Food Hypersensitivity
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Practice guideline
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
South African Family Practice
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa/ZA
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Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa/ZA
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