Peanut allergy
HA Sampson - New England Journal of Medicine, 2002 - Mass Medical Soc
HA Sampson
New England Journal of Medicine, 2002•Mass Medical SocA 19-year-old woman is brought to the emergency room because of the acute onset of
dyspnea, wheezing, vomiting, and generalized flushing. She has well-controlled asthma as
well as a history of atopic dermatitis as an infant and urticaria after ingesting peanut butter at
the age of five years. According to friends she ate a chocolate-chip cookie from a vending
machine just before her symptoms developed. The ingredients listed on the cookie wrapper
do not include peanuts. Nevertheless, how should this patient's condition be treated?
dyspnea, wheezing, vomiting, and generalized flushing. She has well-controlled asthma as
well as a history of atopic dermatitis as an infant and urticaria after ingesting peanut butter at
the age of five years. According to friends she ate a chocolate-chip cookie from a vending
machine just before her symptoms developed. The ingredients listed on the cookie wrapper
do not include peanuts. Nevertheless, how should this patient's condition be treated?
A 19-year-old woman is brought to the emergency room because of the acute onset of dyspnea, wheezing, vomiting, and generalized flushing. She has well-controlled asthma as well as a history of atopic dermatitis as an infant and urticaria after ingesting peanut butter at the age of five years. According to friends she ate a chocolate-chip cookie from a vending machine just before her symptoms developed. The ingredients listed on the cookie wrapper do not include peanuts. Nevertheless, how should this patient's condition be treated?
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