Natural history of child food allergies – Analyzing the time factor

Food allergy is a hot topic, considering the rise in incidence the allergic disease exhibits in children. Nevertheless, the recent medical literature does not cover the natural history and evolution particularities of this disease. The first atopic diseases are food allergies and atopic dermatitis, followed by astma and allergic rhinitis. The most frequent food allergies are cow's milk protein, egg, wheat, soy, peanut and fish. The sever-ity of symptoms on the onset of cow's milk protein allergy is predictive for a negative impact on length of the disease. Egg allergy is a predictive factor for astma. Peanut and fish allergies may be persistent into adult-hood. Food allergy is polimorphic, the diagnosis takes time and the course of the disease is different for dif-ferent allergens and clinical forms.