Severity assessment of food allergies according to DEFASE criteria in the German healthcare system (d-DEFASE): Position paper of the Association of German Allergists (AeDA) and the Society for Pediatric Allergology and Environmental Medicine (GPA)

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Beitragende

  • Stefania Arasi - , IRCCS Ospedale pediatrico Bambino Gesù - Roma (Autor:in)
  • Lars Lange - , GFO Kliniken Bonn (Autor:in)
  • Katharina Blümchen - , Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt (Autor:in)
  • Nora Knappe - , Kinderzentrum Dresden-Friedrichstadt (Kid) GbR (Autor:in)
  • Katja Nemat - , Kinderzentrum Dresden-Friedrichstadt (Kid) GbR (Autor:in)
  • Randolf Brehler - , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Autor:in)
  • Stefani Röseler - , Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (Autor:in)
  • Michael Gerstlauer - , Universitätsklinikum Augsburg (Autor:in)
  • Jan Hagemann - , Zentrum für Rhinologie und Allergologie Wiesbaden (Autor:in)
  • Friederike Bärhold - , Zentrum für Rhinologie und Allergologie Wiesbaden (Autor:in)
  • Ingrid Casper - , Zentrum für Rhinologie und Allergologie Wiesbaden (Autor:in)
  • Philippe Eigenmann - , Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève (Autor:in)
  • Alessandro Fiocchi - , IRCCS Ospedale pediatrico Bambino Gesù - Roma (Autor:in)
  • Ludger Klimek - , Zentrum für Rhinologie und Allergologie Wiesbaden (Autor:in)
  • Christian Vogelberg - , Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Autor:in)

Abstract

Background: There is currently no standardized evaluation system in Germany for defining and classifying the severity of IgE-mediated food allergies (FA). Following the development of the international classification system named DEFASE (Definition of Food Allergy Severity), this evaluation system is now also being introduced in Germany and its applicability in the German healthcare system is being tested. Methods: An international consensus was reached on DEFASE through a two-stage process (systematic literature review followed by an e‑Delphi). Conclusion: The DEFASE score is the first comprehensive classification of the severity of a FA that takes into account not only the severity of an individual reaction, but the entire scenario of the disease, including the clinical features alongside patient’s reported outcomes and economic burden. It is important that an international consensus has been reached on a scoring system for FA, which can now also be used in Germany as d‑DEFASE. The scoring system is currently tested in research projects to be introduced soon into clinical practice, targeting these models to various food allergenic sources, populations, and settings.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)113-120
Seitenumfang8
FachzeitschriftAllergo Journal International
Jahrgang34
Ausgabenummer5
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Juli 2025
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Schlagworte

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • DEFASE score, Definition of food allergy severity, Food allergies, Rating system, Trigger dose