As one food allergy resolves, another may develop

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Some children who outgrow one type of food allergy may then develop another type of allergy, more severe and more persistent, to the same food. A new study by pediatric allergy experts suggests that health care providers and caregivers carefully monitor children with food allergies to recognize early signs of eosinophilic esophagitis, a severe and often painful type of allergy that has been increasing in recent years.