Patch testing for food-associated allergies in orofacial granulomatosis.
Authors
Fitzpatrick, LauraHealy, Claire M
McCartan, Bernard E
Flint, Stephen R
McCreary, Christine E
Rogers, Sarah
Affiliation
Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.Issue Date
2011-01MeSH
AcroleinAdolescent
Adult
Aged
Benzoic Acid
Child
Child, Preschool
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Cohort Studies
Dermatitis, Contact
Female
Food Hypersensitivity
Granulomatosis, Orofacial
Humans
Male
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
Middle Aged
Patch Tests
Propanols
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Young Adult
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Patch testing for food-associated allergies in orofacial granulomatosis. 2011, 40 (1):10-3 J. Oral Pathol. Med.Journal
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral PathologyDOI
10.1111/j.1600-0714.2010.00957.xPubMed ID
20969627Additional Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20969627Abstract
Food-associated allergies, especially to benzoates and cinnamon-related compounds, have been associated with orofacial granulomatosis and both standard and urticarial patch testing have been used to detect such allergies. Elimination diets have also been shown to be effective in some patients.To compare the results of standard and urticarial patch testing in a cohort of patients with orofacial granulomatosis.
Records of 120 cases seen in two hospitals were retrieved and examined for patch test details.
Standard patch testing was much less likely to detect allergy to benzoates and cinnamon compounds (7%) than urticarial tests (55%). All urticarial tests that were positive had shown a reaction by 60 min.
Both standard and urticarial patch tests are required to detect food allergies in orofacial granulomatosis. The difficulties of patient self-recording of urticarial tests can be eliminated by retaining patients in the testing unit for professional reading of patches at 60 min.
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