November 2, 2013

Atopic Dermatitis, food allergy and dietary interventions. A tale of controversy.

An. Bras. Dermatol. vol.88 no.5 Rio de Janeiro Sept./Oct. 2013

George V.  Guibas 1, Michael  Makris 2, Catherine  Chliva 2, Stamatios  Gregoriou 3, Dimitris  Rigopoulos 4
1 MD - Allergy Unit, Attikon Hospital – Xaidari, Greece.
2 MD, PhD - Allergy Unit, Attikon Hospital – Xaidari, Greece.
3 MD, PhD - 2nd Dpt. of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical School, University of Athens, "Attikon" University Hospital – Athens, Greece.
4 AdHoc - AdHoc University of Athens, Department of Dermatology, Attikon Hospital - Xaidari, Greece.
Atopic Dermatitis has long been a controversial entity in regard its relationship to food allergy. Indeed, inter-discipline disparity in the way dermatologists and allergologists perceive the food allergy/atopic dermatitis interplay, hampers the design of concise therapeutic strategies and conveys conflicting messages to the patients. Within this conceptual frame, food exclusion regimes are rendered a contentious option. On the basis of this acknowledgment, we opted to put the emphasis on the discrepant perceptions surrounding such therapeutic regimes and to share our view pertaining to their appropriate implementation.

Keywords: Dermatitis; atopic; Diet; Food hypersensitivity

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