ICON: Food allergy

A. Wesley Burks, Mimi Tang, Scott Sicherer, Antonella Muraro, Philippe A. Eigenmann, Motohiro Ebisawa, Alessandro Fiocchi, Wen Chiang, Kirsten Beyer, Robert Wood, Jonathan Hourihane, Stacie M. Jones, Gideon Lack, Hugh A. Sampson

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Abstract

Food allergies can result in life-threatening reactions and diminish quality of life. In the last several decades, the prevalence of food allergies has increased in several regions throughout the world. Although more than 170 foods have been identified as being potentially allergenic, a minority of these foods cause the majority of reactions, and common food allergens vary between geographic regions. Treatment of food allergy involves strict avoidance of the trigger food. Medications manage symptoms of disease, but currently, there is no cure for food allergy. In light of the increasing burden of allergic diseases, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; World Allergy Organization; and American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology have come together to increase the communication of information about allergies and asthma at a global level. Within the framework of this collaboration, termed the International Collaboration in Asthma, Allergy and Immunology, a series of consensus documents called International Consensus ON (ICON) are being developed to serve as an important resource and support physicians in managing different allergic diseases. An author group was formed to describe the natural history, prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of food allergies in the context of the global community.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)906-920
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume129
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012

Keywords

  • Food allergy
  • consensus
  • diagnosis
  • global
  • treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology

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