title: Peanuts: allergic and other untoward reactions.
abstract: Serious sequalae to the ingestion of several foods such as egg, fish and milk--and the lack of profound reactions to chocolate--have been well documented. However, no comparable study exists in regard to peanut, which has long been known to be a patent antigen. This article explores the role of peanut with respect to its hazards as an antigen and as a foreign body in the upper respiratory tract, and documents a number of fatal and near-fatal reactions.
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens; D010367:Arachis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001980:Bronchi; D002648:Child; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000009:adverse effects; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens