Food allergies have a wide variety of symptoms. They may compromise different organs such as the skin which manifests as itching, erythema, hives, angioedema, dermatitis; the gastrointestinal tract which manifests as nausea, vomiting, dysphagia, diarrhea, abdominal pain, colic, constipation, and rejection of food; or the air passages which manifests primarily as rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma. They can affect nutritional status through malnutrition and failure to thrive, and they may even induce anaphylaxis with serious high risk to the patient´s life 15.
Las alergias alimentarias tienen una amplia variedad de síntomas, que pueden comprometer diferentes órganos como la piel prurito, eritema, urticaria, angioedema, dermatitis, el tracto gastrointestinal náusea, vómito, disfagia, diarrea, dolor abdominal, cólico, estreñimiento, rechazo a los alimentos, la vía aérea principalmente rinoconjuntivitis y asma, el estado nutricional desnutrición, falla en el crecimiento e incluso, pueden condicionar un síndrome de alergia oral inmediata o anafilaxia, con alto riesgo para la vida del paciente 15.