TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 194. Food Allergy
A1  - Garcia-Lloret, Maria
A2  - Rudolph, Colin D.
A2  - Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2  - Lister, George E.
A2  - First, Lewis R.
A2  - Gershon, Anne A.
Y1  - 2011
N1  - 
T2  - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
AB  - Food  allergies,  defined  as  adverse  immune  responses  to  food  proteins,  are  an  increasingly  common  concern  in  the  pediatric  age  group.  Food  allergy  is  not  one  disease,  but  a  spectrum  of  clinicopathological  disorders.1  As  such,  its  manifestations  differ  significantly,  depending  on  the  immune  mechanism  involved  and  the  affected  target  organ,  ranging  from  the  prototypical  acute  urticaria/angioedema  to  chronic  conditions  such  as  eczema  or  failure  to  thrive.  Currently,  there  are  no  tests  that  can  reliably  predict  the  severity  of  a  food  allergic  reaction,  which  may  vary  with  similar  exposures  and  even  in  the  same  individual.  As  a  whole,  fatalities  are  rare,  but  they  do  occur.  Teenagers  are  particularly  vulnerable  because  they  undertake  unnecessary  risks  and  may  ignore  the  warning  signs  of  an  impending  severe  reaction.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7018687
ER  -