Clinical cross-reactivity of wheat and barley in children with wheat allergy.
Noriyuki YanagidaMari TakeiAkemi SaitoSakura SatoMotohiro EbisawaPublished in: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2022)
Half of wheat-allergic children reacted to barley. A lower threshold dose of wheat is related to cross-reactive barley allergies. Omega-5 gliadin-sIgE predicts cross-reactive barley allergy in children allergic to wheat. Clinical cross-reactivity to barley should be considered in the management of wheat-allergic children.