"Sesame Allergy: Role of Specific IgE and Skin Prick Testing in Predicting Food Challenge Results"
Perdita Permaul, MD,ab Lisa M. Stutius, MD,ab William J. Sheehan, MD,ab Pitud Rangsithienchai, MD, MA,ac Jolan E. Walter, MD, PhD,ab Frank J. Twarog, MD, PhD,ab Michael C. Young, MD,ab Jordan E. Scott, MD,ab Lynda C. Schneider, MD,ab and Wanda Phipatanakul, MD, MSab
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3131114/Although our study is limited by a small sample of cases, there is an inclination for predicting the outcome of a sesame food challenge with SPT based on our results
Notably, 29% of sesame allergic patients had a sesame-specific IgE < 0.35 kUA/L. This is in contrast to the findings of Zavalkoff et al. who reported a cut-off < 0.35 kUA/L as being useful in excluding a diagnosis of sesame allergy.