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Introduction Of Peanuts To The Pediatric Patient, Leslee Graff
Introduction Of Peanuts To The Pediatric Patient, Leslee Graff
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Peanut allergies have been diagnosed exponentially over the last ten-years and are more severe now than ever before. (DuToit et al. 2106) Some of the latest statistics are citing more than double the amount of peanut allergies diagnosed in the last few years. Guidelines set forth in 2010, by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology stated that peanut, milk, soy, wheat, egg, and other tree nuts were to be avoided until three years of age, unless these patients have other chronic illnesses such as asthma or other atopic conditions. If so, the patient is to abstain from these …