Childhood food allergy: a Singaporean perspective
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
;
: 404-411, 2010.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-234129
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.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Blood
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Breast Feeding
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Immunoglobulin E
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Skin Test End-Point Titration
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Diagnosis
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Eczema
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Allergy and Immunology
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Food Hypersensitivity
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Hypersensitivity, Delayed
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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