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Allergies
New allergies findings from I. Khalid and co-researchers published
November 26th, 2008
According to recent research published in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, "Among solid organs, transfer of peanut allergy from donor to recipient has been implicated after liver transplantation. We report the first case in which such transfer occurred after a lung transplant." "A 42-year-old woman with history of sarcoidosis underwent a successful bilateral lung transplant from a donor who died from anaphylactic shock after eating peanut-related food. Seven months later, she ate a peanut butter cookie at a transplant support group meeting. Immediately thereafter, she developed an anaphylactic reaction, but survived with prompt treatment. During...
Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2008-11-26)
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