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Food Allergy Care: "It Takes a Team"
Chitra Dinakar1, Barbara Warady2
1Chitra Dinakar, MD, MSMA member since 2002, and Missouri Medicine Editorial Board Member, is Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City and Director, FARE Center of Excellence at Children's Mercy, Division of Allergy/Immunology, Children's Mercy Kansas City.
Abstract:
In 2011, the Division of Allergy/Immunology at Children's Mercy published a themed mini-series1 including an article on food allergies that recommended allergen avoidance and prevention/treatment of anaphylaxis as the key pillars of management.2 Since then, the escalating food allergy "epidemic" has stimulated diagnostic and therapeutic advances, as well as coordinated multidisciplinary approaches to treat nutritional imbalances and psychosocial issues. We aim to highlight the team approach to food allergy care in this article.