Is the timing of childhood eczema onset useful as a prognostic factor in predicting food allergy tolerance?

It is the case that eczema and food allergy are correlated comorbidities. Studies have demonstrated that the age of presentation of the eczema may affect the development of food allergy. The HealthNuts study in Australia was a prospective cohort study looking specifically at the development of the a...

I agree with Dr. Kewalramani's assessment. We showed in the ADRN Registry study that early-onset AD < 5y is associated with a higher total serum IgE and specific IgE sensitization (AAAAI Annual meeting 2016). Therefore, the early-onset patients are at a higher risk of having food allergies and likel...