Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Apr;129(4):906-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.02.001. Epub 2012 Feb 23.
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.
食物过敏可导致危及生命的反应，并降低生活质量。在过去几十年中，世界上许多地区的食物过敏患病率都有所增加。尽管已经确定了 170 多种可能具有致敏性的食物，但少数这些食物引起了大多数反应，而且常见的食物过敏原在不同地区之间存在差异。食物过敏的治疗方法包括严格避免触发食物。药物可以控制疾病症状，但目前尚无根治食物过敏的方法。鉴于过敏疾病负担的增加，美国过敏、哮喘与免疫学学会；欧洲过敏与临床免疫学学会；世界过敏组织；以及美国过敏、哮喘与免疫学学会已经联合起来，在全球范围内加强有关过敏和哮喘信息的交流。在这一合作框架下，被称为哮喘、过敏和免疫学国际合作，正在制定一系列称为国际共识 (ICON) 的共识文件，作为管理不同过敏性疾病的重要资源和支持医生的工具。一个作者小组成立来描述食物过敏在全球范围内的自然史、流行率、诊断和治疗。
