FOOD ALLERGY AND ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME. Part II. A review.

Abstract

Food allergies differ from other allergic diseases through the variety of symptoms (some of them serious) they induce – skin and mucosal symptoms, digestive and respiratory symptoms, anaphylaxis and anaphylactic shock. The most interesting one for us, as dentists, is oral allergy syndrome. Diagnosis associates skin testing, specific IgE assays and, in most cases, oral challenge tests. Treatment is difficult and depends on the patient’s symptoms. Very important for our everyday practice is the existence of cross reactions between foods and specific medical and dental products and materials.

Keywords

• food allergy
• oral allergy syndrome