.... However, the pathogenesis by which allergens mediate the eosinophilic disease in the esophagus needs further clarification. In immediate-type food allergy, diagnosis is based on a careful case history followed by a search for food-specific IgE either by skin testing [skin prick test (SPT)] or in vitro...

... food reactions should be referred to as food allergy that may be IgE- or non-IgE-mediated. Food allergy diagnosis is mainly guided by a correct and accurate history and physical examination, thus leading to prick test and elimination diets. The treatment gold standard is still represented...

... and food allergies. According to the ‘microflora hypothesis’, alterations in the composition of gut microbiota in industrialized countries have disturbed the mechanisms of mucosal immune tolerance. Over the past few years several studies have looked for a role for probiotics in the treatment of food...

...-mediated conditions in which food antigens are the driving force behind disease development. These entities include celiac disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, and food allergies. Celiac disease is a prime example of a condition mediated by dietary factors whose pathogenesis has only recently been determined...