Endoscopic test diagnoses food allergy
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Patients with suspected food allergies, who test negative in conventional diagnostic procedures, may be helped by a new endoscopic test developed at the University Hospital of Hanover in Germany. Measurement of specific IgE and the finger prick test frequently give a negative result even in patients with clear allergic reactions to foodstuffs, says an Arzte Zeitung report.