Fast Five Quiz: What Do You Know About Food Allergies?

Although anaphylaxis can occur without skin symptoms, cutaneous reactions are the most common clinical manifestations of an allergic reaction to a food. Symptoms range from acute urticaria (most common) to flushing to angioedema to exacerbations of atopic dermatitis. Food allergy is rarely the cause of chronic urticaria or angioedema.

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Cite this: Scott H. Sicherer. Fast Five Quiz: What Do You Know About Food Allergies? - Medscape - Nov 11, 2016.