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Davoren M, Peake J. Cashew nut allergy is associated with a high risk of anaphylaxis. Archives of Disease In Childhood 2005; 90: 1084-1085.

Cashew nut allergy is more frequently associated with anaphylaxis than peanut allergy, according to researchers from Queensland University, Australia.

Much has been published in the literature about the increasing incidence of peanut allergy, but there also appears to be an increase in the prevalence of cashew allergy in children. With a view to evaluating these observations, the researchers undertook a retrospective ...

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