Association of food allergy and atopic dermatitis exacerbations.

CONCLUSION: Children with current AD are more frequently asymptomatically sensitized to the foods in question than those without AD. In addition, children suspected of food allergy should be considered for testing, regardless of the severity of their AD. Our results suggest that children with exacerbation of AD in the absence of other allergic symptoms are unlikely to be food allergic.
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Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - March 3, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Roerdink EM, Flokstra-de Blok BM, Blok JL, Schuttelaar MA, Niggemann B, Werfel T, Van der Heide S, Kukler J, Kollen BJ, Dubois AE Tags: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol Source Type: research