IgE testing can predict food allergy status in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis

• Published in: Annals of allergy, asthma, & immunology Vol. 122; no. 4; pp. 393 - 400.e2
• Main Authors: Frischmeyer-Guerrerio, Pamela A., Rasooly, Marjohn, Gu, Wenjuan, Levin, Samara, Jhamnani, Rekha D., Milner, Joshua D., Stone, Kelly, Guerrerio, Anthony L., Jones, Joseph, Borres, Magnus P., Brittain, Erica
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Animals; Arachis - adverse effects; Child; Child, Preschool; Dermatitis, Atopic - blood; Dermatitis, Atopic - diagnosis; Dermatitis, Atopic - immunology; Eggs - adverse effects; Female; Food Hypersensitivity - blood; Food Hypersensitivity - diagnosis; Food Hypersensitivity - immunology; Humans; Immunoglobulin E - blood; Male; Milk - adverse effects; Severity of Illness Index; Young Adult

Diagnosing food allergy in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) is complicated by their high rate of asymptomatic sensitization to foods, which can lead to misdiagnosis and unnecessary food avoidance. We sought to determine whether food-specific (sIgE) or component immunoglobulin (Ig) E levels could...