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- Title
ALERGIJA NA HRANU.
- Authors
BUKVIĆ, BLAŽENKA KLJAIĆ
- Abstract
Prevalence of food allergy has been increasing over the last decades, especially among infants and preschool children. Underlining mechanisms include loss of oral tolerance to ingested allergens, leading to sensitization and allergies. There are lots of risk factors associated with the lifestyle and environment of modern man which contribute to the development of food allergy in sensitive individuals such as vitamin D deficiency, reduced exposure to microorganisms and delayed oral ingestion of allergens with environmental exposure to food allergens. There are different phenotypic presentations of food allergies, which are grouped according to the underlying type of allergic reaction. The most important test is a detailed clinical history with an emphasis on correlation between exposure to allergens and development of clinical symptoms with laboratory confirmation of sensitizations (skin prick test, specific IgE on allergen extracts and food allergen components). A provocation test is used to confirm the diagnosis. Strict allergen avoidance is currently the basis for the treatment of food allergies, although significant progress has been made in the development of etiologic treatment, such as allergen-specific immunotherapy. It was noted that delayed introduction of allergens in diet increases the risk of developing food allergies. Current recommendations, advice not to delay their introduction into infant nutrition, which is one of the primary prevention measures and can modify the number of food allergic children.
- Subjects
FOOD allergy; VITAMIN D deficiency; INFANT nutrition; ALLERGIES; PRESCHOOL children
- Publication
Paediatria Croatica, Supplement, 2019, Vol 63, p185
- ISSN
1330-724X
- Publication type
Article