Current practices in delaying testing for IgE-mediated food allergy after anaphylaxis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General recommendations for delaying allergy testing, especially skin testing, in the weeks following anaphylaxis have been proposed owing to concern for false-negative results. However, no specific guidelines exist to aid clinicians in the decision regarding when to perform postanaphylactic food allergy testing and which test to use. The current practices of allergists regarding a delay in testing for food allergy after anaphylaxis are unknown.

Objective

We aimed to quantify the use of different approaches to postanaphylactic food allergy testing among allergists across the United States.

Methods

A clinical scenario was presented to 82 allergy and immunology fellowship program directors via e-mail survey. They were asked whether they avoid skin prick and/o

SUBMITTER: Pitt J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10509903 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature