RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 How to interpret skin prick tests and serum-specific IgE in children and young people with food allergy
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 207
OP 211
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320562
VO 107
IS 3
A1 Kathryn Ferris
A1 Marianne Cowan
A1 Christine Williams
A1 Sinead McAteer
A1 Caoimhe Glancy
A1 Sheila Callaghan
YR 2022
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/107/3/207.abstract
AB Food allergy is common, it can lead to significant morbidity andnegatively impacts on quality of life; therefore, it is vitally important we get the diagnosis right. However, making the diagnosis can be complex. Clinical history is the most important diagnostic tool and subsequent investigation may help confirm the diagnosis. The investigations available to most paediatric departments are skin prick testing and specific IgE so we will focus on these. Within this article we explore the evidence related to targeted testing and how to interpret these within the clinical context.