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. 2019 May 21;50(5):1124-1126.
doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2019.04.013.

Scratching Beneath the Surface: Linking Skin Pathology with Food Allergy

Marie Cherrier  1 , Nadine Cerf-Bensussan  2
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Scratching Beneath the Surface: Linking Skin Pathology with Food Allergy

Marie Cherrier et al. Immunity. .
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Abstract

A link between atopic dermatitis and food allergy has long been suspected but remains elusive. In this issue, Leyva-Castillo et al. (2019) show how mechanical injury of the skin initiates a cascade of events that stimulate the expansion of mucosal mast cells and promote food anaphylaxis.

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