Is Skin Prick Test (SPT) Better Than Specific IgE (sIgE) For Predicting Oral Food Challenge (OFC) Outcomes For Pediatric Patients With Pecan And Walnut Food Allergy?

Zeeshan Khakwani,Santhosh Kumar,Brianna Norris,Farah Khan,Balraj Bajaj,Laura Williams

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2021.12.380

Is Skin Prick Test (SPT) Better Than Specific IgE (sIgE) For Predicting Oral Food Challenge (OFC) Outcomes For Pediatric Patients With Pecan And Walnut Food Allergy?

Zeeshan Khakwani, Santhosh Kumar + Show 4 more

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2021.12.380

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Journal: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Publication Date: Feb 1, 2022

Affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Virginia Commonwealth University

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There is paucity of literature exploring cutoff values for pecan/walnut SPT wheal size and sIgE to predict OFC outcomes. Our study is aimed to identify thresholds of SPT and sIgE to accurately diagnose allergic individuals to limit OFC use for diagnosis.

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