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Article: Children at risk for developing peanut allergy.(Pediatric Dermatology Update)(Brief Article)
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- Dermatology Nursing
- Article date:
- June 1, 2004
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The use of skin creams containing peanut oil to treat diaper rash, eczema, or other inflammatory skin conditions in babies may lead to peanut allergy in childhood, according to an article in the April 2003 issue of Dermatology Times. The prevalence of peanut allergy in children has increased over the last few years, but the factors contributing to allergic sensitization have not been well defined.
Analysis of data from ALSPAC, an ongoing study of nearly 14,000 children born between April 1, 1991 and December 31, 1992 in Avon, England, found that risk factors for the development of peanut allergy in childhood were occurrence of eczema or other severe skin rashes in ...