GASTROINTESTINAL FOOD ALLERGY IN CHILDREN

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the prevalence of food allergies. Pathological conditions associated with a food intolerance are becoming an increasingly urgent problem of pediatrics. According to different researchers, allergic lesions of the gastrointestinal tract occurs in 25–50% of patients with such common pathology as an allergy to cow's milk proteins. The severity of diseases associated with food allergies and their prognosis depend largely on early diagnosis and adequate treatment. Difficulties and errors in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal food allergies are associated with both subjective and objective reasons, primarily due to the fact that gastrointestinal reactions to food are often delayed and non-IgE-mediated. The article describes clinical forms of gastrointestinal food allergy according to the existing classification. Diagnostic algorithms and modern approaches to differential diagnosis of disease based on evidence-based medicine and corresponding to international consensus papers are given.

Keywords

• food allergy
• cow's milk proteins
• children
• allergic lesion of the gastrointestinal tract