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Phil Lieberman, MD; Lloyd Crawford, MD; John Bjelland, MD; Barry Connell, MD; Muriel Rice, MS

JAMA. 1975;231(7):728-730.

Abstract
The cytotoxic food test was not found to be an accurate method for diagnosing atopic reactions to foods. Claims that the test correlated with other untoward reactions to foods (eg, headache, diarrhea, fatigue) could not be corroborated. The test itself is time-consuming, dependent on subjective interpretation, and inconsistent in results when repetitive runs are performed on the same patient.

(JAMA 231:728-730, 1975)

Author Affiliations
From the sections of allergy-immunology of the departments of medicine (Drs. Lieberman and Bjelland and Ms. Rice) and pediatrics (Dr. Crawford), University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis. Dr. Connell is Student Research Fellow of the Allergy Foundation of America.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Section of Allergy and Immunology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 951 Court Ave, Memphis, TN 38163 (Dr. Lieberman).

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