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The diagnosis of Brazil nut allergy using history, skin prick tests, serum-specific immunoglobulin E and food challenges.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Feb 2006
Ridout S, Matthews S, Gant C, Twiselton R, Dean T, Arshad S H
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BACKGROUND: Allergy to Brazil nut is a relatively common nut allergy and can be fatal. However, the evidence is lacking regarding the best approach to its diagnosis. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the relative merits of history, skin prick testing, measurement of serum-specific IgE and challenge in the diagnosis of Brazil nut allergy. METHODS: Fifty-six children and adults with a history of an allergic...
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