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Article: Peanut allergy may be linked to peanut oil skin preparations and soy milk consumption
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- Community Practitioner
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- May 1, 2003
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Peanut allergy in children may arise from sensitisation to low doses of peanut protein through the application of peanut oil to inflamed skin and possibly also consumption of soy milk or soy formula, British researchers have concluded. No association was found between peanut allergy in children and maternal consumption of peanuts during pregnancy.
The prevalence of peanut allergy appears to have increased in recent decades, and life threatening allergic reactions to peanuts can occur in children and adults. Although reports suggest that atopy, a family history of peanut allergy, prenatal maternal consumption of peanuts or consumption of peanuts or peanut oil by infants may cause ...
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