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Anaphylaxis

How is it diagnosed?

Diagnosis of the cause of anaphylaxis is generally easy but not always so, particularly if a meal was eaten which contained multiple food allergens or if there were possible contributing factors such as exercise or alcohol intake. Severe reactions may occur after the ingestion of small amounts of the food. Unfortunately foods are not always labelled, or food allergens are labelled with names which are not easily recognised; for example the word 'arachis' may be used to indicate peanut.

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Medical text written May 2006 by Dr George Du Toit, Consultant Paediatric Allergist & Hon Senior Lecturer, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guys & St Thomas' Trust, Kings College London, UK.

 

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