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Article: Liver recipient almost dies from nut allergy transmitted from donor.(Brief Article)
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- Transplant News
- Article date:
- February 14, 2003
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A liver transplant recipient with chronic hepatitis B and a hepatoma nearly died from a nut allergy apparently transmitted from his liver donor, according to a report in the January 27th Archives of Internal Medicine.
The 60-year-old Australian man developed a severe reaction to eating cashews the day after he was discharged from the hospital. The patient, who had no known allergies prior to receiving the transplant, was admitted to the hospital where tests showed ...