2 year old boy start to develop Urticaria with peanut, no history of allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis or insect venom allergy. Among all these allergies the only one that most likely to involve IgE & cell mediated immunity is:
The correct answer is: Food allergy. This is why, for the diagnosis, food elimination & challenge test is the best for the diagnosis, b/c of cell mediated response.
The correct answer is: Food allergy. This is why, for the diagnosis, food elimination & challenge test is the best for the diagnosis, b/c of cell mediated response.
Insects venom allergy. Systemic allergic responses, IgE-mediated (yellow jackets)
Allergic rhinitis: IgE-mediated, also allergic conjunctivitis. For food allergy there is IgE, with or without cell mediated response.
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