TY - JOUR
T1 - ICON
T2 - Food allergy
AU - Burks, A. Wesley
AU - Tang, Mimi
AU - Sicherer, Scott
AU - Muraro, Antonella
AU - Eigenmann, Philippe A.
AU - Ebisawa, Motohiro
AU - Fiocchi, Alessandro
AU - Chiang, Wen
AU - Beyer, Kirsten
AU - Wood, Robert
AU - Hourihane, Jonathan
AU - Jones, Stacie M.
AU - Lack, Gideon
AU - Sampson, Hugh A.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Food allergies can result in life-threatening reactions and diminish quality of life. In the last several decades, the prevalence of food allergies has increased in several regions throughout the world. Although more than 170 foods have been identified as being potentially allergenic, a minority of these foods cause the majority of reactions, and common food allergens vary between geographic regions. Treatment of food allergy involves strict avoidance of the trigger food. Medications manage symptoms of disease, but currently, there is no cure for food allergy. In light of the increasing burden of allergic diseases, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; World Allergy Organization; and American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology have come together to increase the communication of information about allergies and asthma at a global level. Within the framework of this collaboration, termed the International Collaboration in Asthma, Allergy and Immunology, a series of consensus documents called International Consensus ON (ICON) are being developed to serve as an important resource and support physicians in managing different allergic diseases. An author group was formed to describe the natural history, prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of food allergies in the context of the global community.
AB - Food allergies can result in life-threatening reactions and diminish quality of life. In the last several decades, the prevalence of food allergies has increased in several regions throughout the world. Although more than 170 foods have been identified as being potentially allergenic, a minority of these foods cause the majority of reactions, and common food allergens vary between geographic regions. Treatment of food allergy involves strict avoidance of the trigger food. Medications manage symptoms of disease, but currently, there is no cure for food allergy. In light of the increasing burden of allergic diseases, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; World Allergy Organization; and American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology have come together to increase the communication of information about allergies and asthma at a global level. Within the framework of this collaboration, termed the International Collaboration in Asthma, Allergy and Immunology, a series of consensus documents called International Consensus ON (ICON) are being developed to serve as an important resource and support physicians in managing different allergic diseases. An author group was formed to describe the natural history, prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of food allergies in the context of the global community.
KW - consensus
KW - diagnosis
KW - Food allergy
KW - global
KW - treatment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.02.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 22365653
AN - SCOPUS:84859165026
VL - 129
SP - 906
EP - 920
JO - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
JF - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
SN - 0091-6749
IS - 4
ER -