Progress in abnormal liver function related to food allergy / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

The etiology of abnormal liver function in children is complex.Food allergy can cause liver immunity injury, which is one of the causes of abnormal liver function in children.The common clinical manifestation is hypertransaminasemia, mostly without cholestasis and hepatomegaly.After the exclusion of common causes of abnormal liver function, food challenge test to observe the changes of transaminase is used to diagnose abnormal liver function related to food allergy.This article reviews the research status, potential mechanism and clinical characteristic of abnormal liver function related to food allergy, aiming to improve the understanding of the phenomenon of clinicians, and better diagnosis and treatment of the disease.