Total serum IgE levels as predictor of the acquisition of tolerance in children with food allergy: Findings from a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The gold standard to diagnose food allergy (FA) is a double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge (OFC), even if it shows potential risk of severe allergic reactions for the patient and is time-consuming. Therefore, easier, and less invasive methods are needed to diagnose FA and predict the tolerance, changing the clinical practice.

Aim

The main aim of this study was to assess whether the total IgE values at the diagnosis of FA were associated with the duration of the tolerance acquisition and thus of the food elimination diet.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 40 patients allergic to milk or egg who performed an OFC for the reintroduction of the causal food at the Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Unit of the University of Chiet

SUBMITTER: Dodi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9630731 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature