Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States
By J. Boyce, A. Assa'ad, A. Burks, S. Jones, Hugh A. Sampson, R. Wood, M. Plaut, Susan F. Cooper, M. Fenton, S. H. Arshad and 19 more. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2010
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Food allergy is an important public health problem that affects children and adults and may be increasing in prevalence. Despite the risk of severe allergic reactions and even death, there is no current treatment for food allergy: the disease can only be managed by allergen avoidance or treatment of symptoms. The diagnosis and management of food allergy also may vary from one clinical practice setting to another. Finally, because patients frequently confuse nonallergic food reactions, such as food intolerance, with food allergies, there is an unfounded belief among the public that food allergy prevalence is higher than it truly is. In response to these concerns, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, working with 34 professional organizations, federal agencies, and patient advocacy groups, led the development of clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of food allergy. These Guidelines are intended for use by a wide variety of health care professionals, including family practice physicians, clinical specialists, and nurse practitioners. The Guidelines include a consensus definition for food allergy, discuss comorbid conditions often associated with food allergy, and focus on both IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated reactions to food. Topics addressed include the epidemiology, natural history, diagnosis, and management of food allergy, as well as the management of severe symptoms and anaphylaxis. These Guidelines provide 43 concise clinical recommendations and additional guidance on points of current controversy in patient management. They also identify gaps in the current scientific knowledge to be addressed through future research.
Subfields: Dermatology, Immunology and Allergy, Surgery
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- Guidelines of Care for the Management of Atopic Dermatitis Part 4: Prevention of Disease Flares and Use of Adjunctive Therapies and Approaches (2014, background): “Measuring total serum IgE levels alone, or to compare with allergen-specific levels, is not helpful in determining food allergy.(46,53)”
- EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines: diagnosis and management of food allergy (2014, background): “There is some evidence that a multidisciplinary clinical approach (5) and the provision of educational printed and online materials for food allergy (71) improve knowledge, correct use of adrenaline autoinjectors, and reduce reactions (see Anaphylaxis Guidelines).”
- ICON: food allergy. (2012, methodology): “There are numerous adverse responses to foods that do not involve an immune response and therefore are not considered the result of food allergies.(2) These include metabolic disorders, such as lactose and alcohol intolerance, responses to pharmacologically active food components (eg, caffeine), or ”