Tree Nut Allergy

Patients with multiple food allergies had higher rates of comorbidities, such as asthma and atopic dermatitis, and they underwent more diagnostic testing, according to study results.

Ghosts and goblins may be make-believe, but families with food allergies face real dangers at Halloween. Doctors can be proactive in educating families and the community about allergen exposure risks, ensuring all kids can safely have fun.

Preschool children with egg allergy, eczema or asthma appeared at increased risk for tree nut symptoms and storage protein sensitization in early adulthood, according to study results published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.

Data from oral food challenges show almond and hazelnut can be challenged more aggressively, whereas cashew and walnuts should be challenged more conservatively, according to study results.

Researchers validated an algorithm in a new cohort of patients with suspected walnut and pecan allergy, and they said it reduced the number of oral food challenges required for diagnosis by almost 80%.

HOUSTON — Data presented here at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting indicate that tree nut allergies are responsible for up to 40% of anaphylaxis reactions. Also, when combined with peanuts, tree nut allergies account for up to 90% of anaphylactic fatalities.