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Anaphylaxis
What are the causes?
Although any food may potentially induce anaphylaxis, most food-induced reactions are due to peanut, tree nut, sesame, fin-fish, shellfish and kiwi fruit. In addition, hen's egg and cow's (or goat's) milk are important food allergens in young children which may also result in anaphylaxis. Peanuts are the most frequent cause of food induced allergic reactions. This is largely due to their allergenicity but also the fact that peanut allergy is infrequently outgrown and therefore represents a risk across all age ranges. A significant proportion of patients with peanut allergy may also be allergic to tree nuts and/or sesame allergic, and visa versa. It is therefore important that food allergic individuals are properly evaluated by an allergy specialist.
What are the symptoms?
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