Matthew J Ridd, Louisa Edwards, Miriam Santer, Joanne R Chalmers, Lisa Waddell, Deborah Marriage, Ingrid Muller, Kirsty Roberts, Kirsty Garfield, Joanna Coast, Lucy Selman, Clare Clement, Alison R G Shaw, Elizabeth Angier, Peter S Blair, Nicholas L Turner, Jodi Taylor, Joe Kai, Robert J Boyle
BACKGROUND: Early onset eczema is associated with food allergy, and allergic reactions to foods can cause acute exacerbations of eczema. Parents often pursue dietary restrictions as a way of managing eczema and seek allergy testing for their children to guide dietary management. However, it is unclear whether test-guided dietary management improves eczema symptoms, and whether the practice causes harm through reduced use of conventional eczema treatment or unnecessary dietary restrictions...
May 9, 2019: BMJ Open