[Food allergy in patients with atopic dermatitis studied using the allergen-specific IgE-FAST test]

Alimentary allergy has been studied in 16 patients with atopic dermatitis and in 4 ones with common psoriasis (a reference group) by measuring the concentrations of specific and total immunoglobulin E with the 3M IgE fluoroallergosorbent test. The method has proved to be highly sensitive for the detection of IgE-dependent alimentary allergy contributing much to the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis.