Article
Food allergy as seen by an allergist.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Nov 2008
Cox Helen E
Abstract excerpt
The clinical expression of allergic disease is the consequence of a series of complex gene-environment interactions that occur at the materno-fetal interface and throughout infancy, leading to persistence of the Th2 immune response. It has been proposed that atopic eczema is the cutaneous manifestation of a systemic disorder that also gives rise to asthma, food allergy, and allergic rhinitis. The recent emergence...
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