Methods in Allergy/Immunology: Food Challenges

Since there is no in vitro test, which can accurately predict the clinical relevance of a sensitization to food, the oral food challenge still remains the most reliable procedure to confirm or exclude food allergy and to assess the development of tolerance in children with potentially transient food allergies such as to cow's milk, hen's egg, wheat or soy. Although in the last few years component-resolved diagnostic has improved the food allergy diagnostics, especially in peanut and tree nut allergy, the majority of patients still need to undergo oral food challenge.

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