Oral Food Challenges in Infants and Toddlers - 26/09/19
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Oral food challenges (OFCs) are an indispensable tool for accurately diagnosing clinically relevant food allergy. Despite perceived concerns, data suggest OFCs, including infant OFCs, are both safe and practical in the clinical setting. The benefits of OFCs can be far reaching and impactful for the patient and parents, with improved quality of life, clarifying unnecessary dietary restrictions, increased social interactions, and reducing fear and anxiety. Demand for OFCs in infants and toddlers will continue to increase in the coming years and board-certified allergists will need to meet these demands by providing appropriate care in a safe and welcoming environment.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Food allergy, Oral food challenge, Anaphylaxis, Infants, Epinephrine
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Disclosure: Dr J. Greiwe is a speaker for Regeneron and Sanofi Genzyme and on advisory boards for AstraZeneca and Genentech. |
Vol 39 - N° 4
P. 481-493 - novembre 2019 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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