Chapter 3　epidemiology and natural course

Abstract

 Epidemiology and natural history of food allergy was described in Chapter 3 in Japanese Pediatric Guideline for Food Allergy 2016 (JPGFA2016). Herein, the variations from previous guideline and the new added have been explained. In particular, the nationwide monitoring 2011 surveillance about immediate type of food allergy was described. Regarding allergy march, new related literatures were extracted and described on allergy march starting from food allergy.