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Severe anaphylaxis requiring intensive care during oral food challenge–It is not always peanuts

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The gold standard in the diagnostics of food allergy is oral food challenges (OFCs) - best performed in a double-blind, placebo-controlled manner (DBPCFC) [1]. Great efforts have been made to… Click to show full abstract

The gold standard in the diagnostics of food allergy is oral food challenges (OFCs) - best performed in a double-blind, placebo-controlled manner (DBPCFC) [1]. Great efforts have been made to standardize oral food challenges [2]. As recommended, in our clinic oral food challenges are performed with semi-log dose increments every 30 minutes [3]. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keywords: food challenges; severe anaphylaxis; anaphylaxis requiring; requiring intensive; food; oral food

Journal Title: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Year Published: 2017

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