Question 256 · LEK · Food hypersensitivity
Which of the following methods is deciding in the diagnosis of food allergy?
- A. skin tests and atopy patch tests with native food allergens.
- B. determination of food allergen-specific IgE concentration.
- C. determination of food allergen-specific IgG concentration.
- D. oral provocation test with suspicious foods.
- E. positive result of any of the above tests justifies the diagnosis of food allergy.
Hint
Sensitisation shown by a test is not the same as clinical allergy; which test actually reproduces the reaction to the food?
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