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Published in: BMC Medicine 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Question and Answer

Q&A: Food additive intolerance

Author: Margitta Worm

Published in: BMC Medicine | Issue 1/2011

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Food additive intolerance is a non-IgE mediated food hypersensitivity. The hypersensitivity is induced by the food additives via a direct mast cell activation. Although the exact pathophysiology is unknown, various clinical signs are characteristic of food additive intolerance. These include cutaneous symtoms like redness of the skin, urticaria and angioedema as well as other organ related symptoms, such as dyspnea, hypotension or dizziness. …
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Title
Q&A: Food additive intolerance
Author
Margitta Worm
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Medicine / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1741-7015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-9-115

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