5-1PG Allergy to Wheat, an Alarming Type of Food Allergy in the Asia-Pacific

Thursday, 6 December 2012: 09:05 - 09:20
G.05 (HICC)

Pakit Vichyanond, MD , Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Thailand

Learning Objectives:
1. Recognition of wheat as a common food allergens in children

2. Recognizing varying manifestations of wheat allergy

3. Learn the diagnostic pitfall in wheat allergy

4. Difficulty in avoiding wheat-containing food

5. Tolerance to wheat - natural history and tolerance induction.