COVID-19 and food allergy in children

COVID-19 and food allergy in children

Authors

  • Enza D'Auria a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:19:"University of Milan";}
  • Caterina Anania Dipartimento Materno Infantile e Scienze Urologiche, Policlinico Umberto I, “La Sapienza” Università di Roma
  • Barbara Cuomo UOC di Pediatria, Ospedale Belcolle, Viterbo
  • Fabio Decimo UO di Pediatria, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Napoli
  • Giovanni Cosimo Indirli 5Pediatra e Allergoimmunologo- Coordinatore Regionale della SIAIP per le Regioni Puglia e Basilicata
  • Violetta Mastrorilli UOC Pediatria e Pronto Soccorso, Ospedale Giovanni XXIII, Bari
  • Angelica Santoro Clinica Pediatrica, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Università di Parma
  • Marco U.A. Sartorio Clinica Pediatrica, Ospedale dei Bambini Vittore Buzzi-Università degli Studi di Milano
  • Elisabetta Veronelli UO Pediatria, Ospedale di Garbagnate-ASST Rhodense
  • Carlo Caffarelli Clinica Pediatrica, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Università di Parma
  • Gian Luigi Marseglia Pediatric Clinic Foundation IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia
  • Mauro Calvani UOC di Pediatria. Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo Forlanini, Roma
  • the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (SIAIP) “Food Allergy Study Group” the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (SIAIP)

Keywords:

COVID-19, food allergy, children, food challenge, oral immunotherapy

Abstract

In children with food allergy the visits should be limited to those that are unequivocally needed on clinical basis. Food challenge can be performed in selected situations, taking a more detailed history to make sure that patients provide whatever information we need. The maintenance of a safe diet can be hampered by several factors. Nutritional supplementation may be necessary. 

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11-05-2020

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REVIEWS/FOCUS ON - SPECIAL COVID19

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COVID-19 and food allergy in children. Acta Biomed [Internet]. 2020 May 11 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];91(2):204-6. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/9614