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Food allergies and hypersensitivity: a review of pharmacotherapy and therapeutic strategies.
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy - 1 May 2008
Burks Wesley, Kulis Mike, Pons Laurent
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BACKGROUND: Food allergy is a major cause of life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions. Food-induced anaphylaxis is the most common reason for someone to present to the emergency department for an anaphylactic reaction. At present, the avoidance of the allergenic food is the only method of preventing further reactions for allergic patients. OBJECTIVE: With better characterization of allergens and an...
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