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Severity and threshold of peanut reactivity during hospital-based open oral food challenges: An international multicenter survey.

Peter D ArkwrightJayne MacMahonJennifer KoplinShelly RajputStephanie CrossRoisin FitzsimonsNeil DavidsonVeena DeshpandeNaveen RaoColin LumsdenDavid LacyKatrina J AllenGillian VanceJames MwenechanyaAdam T FoxMichel Erlewyn-LajeunesseHitesh MistryJonathan O'B Hourihane
Published in: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2018)
More than a third of the children in this large international cohort tolerated the equivalent of one peanut in an oral challenge. Anaphylaxis, particularly to small amounts of peanut, was more common in older children. Tailored immunotherapy programs might be considered not only for children with low, but also higher reaction thresholds. Whether these programs could prevent heightened sensitivity and anaphylaxis to peanut with age also deserves further study.
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