Natural history of peanut allergy.

Spergel, J M; Fiedler, J M

Spergel, J M; Fiedler, J M.

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Spergel JM; Allergy Section, Division of Immunologic and Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. spergel@email.chop.edu

Curr Opin Pediatr ; 13(6): 517-22, 2001 Dec.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11753099

RESUMEN

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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Tolerancia Inmunológica; Hipersensibilidad al Cacahuete/inmunología; Adulto; Niño; Culinaria; Humanos; Hipersensibilidad al Cacahuete/diagnóstico; Hipersensibilidad al Cacahuete/terapia

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Hipersensibilidad al Cacahuete / Tolerancia Inmunológica Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Adult / Child / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Curr Opin Pediatr Asunto de la revista: PEDIATRIA Año: 2001 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

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