Open AccessIs allergy to peanuts and nuts a predictive factor for asthma development?
Author(s) -
Zivanovic Mirjana,
AtanaskovicMarkovic Marina
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-5-s3-p168
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , atopy , peanut allergy , allergy , food allergy , family history , oral food challenge , immunoglobulin e , atopic dermatitis , immunology , pediatrics , dermatology , antibody
Food allergy is an immunologically mediated adverse reaction to food. Peanuts and nuts are common cause of food allergy in both children and adults, and clinical picture may be serious and life threatening. This type of food allergy persists for entire life, while cross-reactivity is not uncommon due to homology among most nut allergens.