Respiratory · UKMLA & AKT
Food allergy
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Food allergy - adverse, reproducible, immune-mediated reaction to a specific food allergen
- Distinct from food intolerance - non-immunological (e.g. enzyme deficiency in lactose intolerance); SPT and specific IgE negative
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