Abstract
An estimated 8% of children in the United States have an IgE-mediated food allergy (FA).1 Children with FA and their families experience substantial impairments in quality of life due to the constant vigilance required for food allergen avoidance.2 Physician diagnosis of suspected FAs is important to avoid unnecessarily restrictive diets, provide patient counseling, and ensure epinephrine prescriptions for emergency treatment. However, data from a nationally representative survey in 2009 suggest that approximately 1 in 3 food-allergic US children had not received confirmatory allergy testing by a physician.
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