No food allergy (n=7) | Food allergy (n=8) | |
---|---|---|
Sex (M/F) | 3/4 | 5/3 |
Age range (years) | 20–26 | 20–26 |
Positive food skin prick test1-150 | 0/7 | 8/8 |
Total serum IgE range (kU/l) | 20–95 | 107–923 |
Specific serum IgE range (kU/l) | — | 1.4–14.2 |
Clinical manifestations† | ||
Gastrointestinal | 0/7 | 6/8 |
Asthma | 0/7 | 4/8 |
Skin | 0/7 | 5/8 |
Angioedema | 0/7 | 6/8 |
Anaphylaxis | 0/7 | 0/8 |
↵1-150 All eight patients with food allergy had at least one positive skin prick test among the 28 foodstuffs tested, whereas all controls tested negative for all. †Each patient had gastrointestinal or skin manifestations and at least one other organ was always involved.