The Skin
- 1 January 1995
- Vol. 50 (s20) , 46-51
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1398-9995.1995.tb02721.x
Abstract
•Ingested food antigens rapidly cross the gastrointestinal barrier and reach pro‐inflammatory cells in the skin.•Food allergy provokes urticaria/angioedema by classical, Type I, IgE‐mediated hypersensitivity.•Food‐induced atopic dermatitis is the result of non‐classical, IgE‐directed hypersensitivity involving resident mast cells, Langerhans cells, CD4+ TH2 lymphocytes and monocytes.•A form of gluten sensitivity provokes a characteristic eczematous‐like rash and enteropathy (Dermatitis herpetiformis).Keywords
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