Table 1 Pathologies with respective disorders seen in food allergy

IgE-mediated (acute-onset)

• Acute urticaria (weals, angioedema or both)

• Contact urticaria

• Atopic eczema/dermatitis

• Anaphylaxis

• Food-associated, exercise-induced anaphylaxis

• Oral allergy syndrome   (pollen-associated food allergy syndrome)

• Immediate gastrointestinal hypersensitivity

Cell-mediated (delayed onset/chronic)

• Atopic eczema/dermatitis

• Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome

• Food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis

• Allergic contact dermatitis

• Heiner syndrome

Combined IgE and cell-mediated (delayed onset/chronic)

• Atopic eczema/dermatitis

• Eosinophilic oesophagitis

• Eosinophilic gastroenteritis