Chapter 93

Food Allergy and Eosinophilic Gastroenteropathies

Scott H. Sicherer

Scott H. Sicherer

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

The Elliot and Roslyn, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai, School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

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Hugh A. Sampson

Hugh A. Sampson

Professor of Pediatrics and Immunobiology Dean for Translational Biomedical Sciences Chief of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

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First published: 25 July 2008

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Definition/Classification

  • Epidemiology

  • Genetics

  • Mechanisms/etiology

  • Pathogenesis

  • Clinical features and pathology

  • Investigations

  • Differential diagnosis

  • Treatment/management

  • Course and prognosis

  • Prevention

  • Conclusions

  • References

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