Natural history of peanut allergy.
Curr Opin Pediatr
; 13(6): 517-22, 2001 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11753099
ABSTRACT
Peanut allergy raises major concerns and requires diligence in families because of the possibility of severe reactions, the perceived inability to outgrow peanut allergy, and the widespread availability of peanuts in the Western diet. However, studies in the past year have shown that a subset of patients with peanut allergy can become tolerant to peanut. The patients with the milder reactions on presentation have a better chance to develop tolerance to peanuts than the patients whose first reaction is anaphylaxis. This review will focus on the mechanism of allergic sensitization to peanuts and the natural history of peanut allergy as it is currently evolving. The effects of cooking and altering peanut allergens are discussed as are potential treatment modalities.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hipersensibilidade a Amendoim
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Tolerância Imunológica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Pediatr
Assunto da revista:
PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos