Monday, 5 December 2011
Coral Gallery 1 (Fiesta Americana)
Alessandro Fiocchi, MD
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Melloni Paediatria, Milano, Italy
Learning Objectives:
Recognise the main pathogenic food allergens in adults and children
Recognise the main pathogenic food allergens in adults and children
Differentiate between IgE-mediated, cell-mediated and mixed IgE- and cell-mediated food-related diseases in different organ systems
Discuss the diagnosis of food allergy and the limitations of diagnostic techniques
Review the treatment of food allergy