Evaluation of food allergy to wheat, cow milk, egg, soy and peanuts in patients suffering from atopic dermatitis

Abstract

Few large studies concerning the importance of food allergy in adolescents and adult patients with atopic dermatitis exist. The evaluation of food allergy to egg white and yolk, peanuts, soy, cow milk and wheat in patients suffering from atopic dermatitis.The positive results in examinations without clinical symptoms of food allergy were recorded in another 78 patients (32.5%).

The diagnostic work-up should comprise not only the laboratory methods, but also the diagnostic hypoallergenic diet and the challenge test.

Keywords

• Atopic dermatitis
• food allergy
• wheat, cow milk
• egg
• soy
• peanuts