Diagnosis and management of shrimp allergy

Bin Brenda Su; Warren Blackmon; Chun Xu; Christopher Holt; Nathaniel Boateng; Darren Wang; Vibha Szafron; Aikaterini Anagnostou; Sara Anvari; Carla M. Davis

doi:10.3389/falgy.2024.1456999

Frontiers in Allergy (Oct 2024)

Diagnosis and management of shrimp allergy

Bin Brenda Su,
Warren Blackmon,
Chun Xu,
Christopher Holt,
Nathaniel Boateng,
Darren Wang,
Vibha Szafron,
Aikaterini Anagnostou,
Sara Anvari,
Carla M. Davis

Affiliations

Bin Brenda Su: Immunology, Allergy, and Retrovirology Division of the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, William T. Shearer Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States
Warren Blackmon: Immunology, Allergy, and Retrovirology Division of the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, William T. Shearer Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States
Chun Xu: Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, One West University Blvd, Brownsville, TX, United States
Christopher Holt: Immunology, Allergy, and Retrovirology Division of the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, William T. Shearer Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States
Nathaniel Boateng: Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, United States
Darren Wang: Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, United States
Vibha Szafron: Immunology, Allergy, and Retrovirology Division of the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, William T. Shearer Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States
Aikaterini Anagnostou: Immunology, Allergy, and Retrovirology Division of the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, William T. Shearer Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States
Sara Anvari: Immunology, Allergy, and Retrovirology Division of the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, William T. Shearer Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States
Carla M. Davis: Immunology, Allergy, and Retrovirology Division of the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, William T. Shearer Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/falgy.2024.1456999
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5

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Shrimp allergy, the most common food allergy in the United States, affects up to 2% of the population. Its etiology is multi-factorial with the combination of genetic predisposition and environmental exposures. This review summarizes the latest diagnosis and management strategies for shrimp allergy. Currently, the double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge is the gold standard for diagnosis. Moreover, mainstream and experimental management strategies include food allergen avoidance, the FDA-approved omalizumab, and oral immunotherapy. Herein, we emphasize the urgent need to develop more effective diagnostic tools and therapies for shrimp allergy.

Published in Frontiers in Allergy

ISSN: 2673-6101 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Immunologic diseases. Allergy
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/allergy

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