Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2021 May;41(2):221-231. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2021.02.001. Epub 2021 Mar 24.ABSTRACTFood allergy (FA) is considered an emerging public health problem. The development of evidence-based guidelines aims to help health care professionals in an accurate diagnosis and management of such diseases. It is proven that there are differences...

Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2021 May;41(2):331-345. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2021.02.002.ABSTRACTThe practice of food allergy (FA) for clinicians has boomed, with a dramatic rise in the number of patients and families seeking care and with many advances on several fronts. The practice itself sometimes is evidence-based science and sometimes an art of pattern...

Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2021 May;41(2):271-283. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2021.01.002. Epub 2021 Mar 26.ABSTRACTFood allergy is a significant public health burden affecting around 10% of adults and 8% of children. Although the first peanut oral immunotherapy product received Food and Drug Administration approval in 2020, there is still an unmet need...

Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2021 May;41(2):321-330. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2021.01.005. Epub 2021 Mar 24.ABSTRACTThis article reviews the unmet needs of patients with food allergies. Anxiety is common among patients with food allergies and their caregivers, which naturally stems from the avoidance, exposure, and uncertainty involved in care. Anxiety...

Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2021 May;41(2):189-203. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2021.01.007. Epub 2021 Mar 24.ABSTRACTImmunoglobulin E-mediated food allergy is an increasingly prevalent public health concern globally. In North America, particularly in the United States, racial and ethnic differences in food allergy prevalence and rates of sensitization have...

Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2021 May;41(2):301-319. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2021.01.010. Epub 2021 Mar 26.ABSTRACTThe risk factors for food allergy (FA) include both genetic variants and environmental factors. Advances using both candidate-gene association studies and genome-wide approaches have led to the identification of FA-associated genes involved...