Children in the inner city of New York have high rates of food allergy and IgE sensitization to common foods.

Maloney, Jennifer M; Nowak-Węgrzyn, Anna; Wang, Julie · J Allergy Clin Immunol · 2011

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Abstract

IgE-mediated food sensitization and allergy are common in inner city children, even in the absence of reported clinical reactivity. Clinicians caring for this population should maintain a high index of suspicion for food allergy.

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