Journal of Clinical Pediatrics ›› 2024, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 277-281.doi: 10.12372/jcp.2024.24e0084

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Problems and countermeasures in the diagnosis of food allergy

LI Haiqi   

  1. Department of Child Health Care, Children’s Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
  • Received:2024-01-29 Online:2024-04-15 Published:2024-04-09

Abstract:

Food allergy is very difficult to diagnose due to their complex pathophysiology, wide range of clinical symptoms, and lack of precise biomarkers. Oral food challenge test is the gold standard for confirming food allergy. The standardized diagnosis and treatment of food allergy requires the clinician to understand the basic knowledge related to allergy, so as to facilitate the correct selection of diagnostic methods and reasonable interpretation of test results.

Key words: food allergy, oral food challenge test, diagnosis