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Are peanut oral food challenges still useful? An evaluation of children with suspected peanut allergy, sensitization to Ara h 2 and controlled asthma.

Iida OjaniemiSusanna SalmivesiAntti TikkakoskiJussi KarjalainenLauri A LehtimäkiRüdiger Schultz
Published in: Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2022)
Elevated levels of Ara h 2-specific IgE are associated with a positive outcome in peanut challenges but not a reliable predictor of reaction severity. Additionally, well-controlled asthma is not a risk factor for severe reactions in peanut challenges in children with sensitization to Ara h 2.
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