Study raises hopes of minimising risk of life threatening peanut allergy reactions
2018; BMJ; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1136/bmj.k4879
ISSN0959-8138
Autores Tópico(s)Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
ResumoChildren and young people with peanut allergy exposed to gradually increasing doses of peanut allergen were then able to ingest far higher doses of peanut protein, a randomised trial has found. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine ,1 raise hopes that a desensitisation treatment strategy could be developed to reduce the risk of severe fatal reactions that can occur after accidental exposure to allergens. These can be fatal as in the case of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died after eating a baguette from the catering outlet Pret-a-Manger that contained sesame to which she was allergic. The trial, funded by Aimmune Therapeutics, included 551 people aged 4 …
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