Food allergies; new research.

9781604569780

Food allergies; new research.

Ed. by Carrie M. Chesterton.

Nova Science Publishers

2008

223 pages

$89.00

Hardcover

RC596

A food allergy is an exaggerated immune response triggered by a specific food. This book presents recent research in the field. Some areas discussed include clinical features of patients having oral allergy syndrome associated with plant food allergens in the Kanto Region, the current position of atopy patch testing in the diagnosis of food allergy in children, clinical manifestations of food allergy, and management of the child with food allergy. Other topics investigated include infantile colic, eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, and preventing and responding to food anaphylaxis in school settings. Information on the editors is not given.

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