FOOD ALLERGY AND ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME. Part I. A review.

Oral Allergy Syndrome: An Update for Stomatologists

“…Trial elimination diets are also applied. The specific IgE antibodies assay is the most important among the laboratory methods [ 19 ].…”

“…History of an allergy, whenever reported, should be recorded in the patient's medical history [ 1 , 20 ]. Clinical history should contain details about the development of the clinical features, food eaten, symptoms, and period of time between the intake of the food and the onset of the signs, and sequence of the manifestations [ 19 ]. In patients with allergies to airborne particles, the appearance of oral itching or tingling after eating fresh fruit or vegetables is enough to suspect OAS [ 3 ].…”

“…Commercial extracts are used for prick tests, determining allergy to peanuts, hazelnuts, and peas. Prick tests are not carried out in areas of dermatitis or in areas where dermocorticosteroids or immunomodulating creams have been applied [ 19 ].…”