Clinical and Translational Allergy
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
OPEN ACCESS
Clinical and Translational Allergy20166:46
DOI: 10.1186/s13601-016-0136-5
© The Author(s) 2016
Received: 18 June 2016
Accepted: 29 November 2016
Published: 22 December 2016
Abstract
Background
Challenge tests for food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (FDEIA) carry some risk and have a high rate of false negatives. Our aim was to explore the usefulness of an in vitro immunodepletion assay and an allergen microarray test in the identification of IgE-mediated cross-reactive food allergens in patients with suspected FDEIA or food-dependent exercise-induced urticaria and panallergen sensitization.