Peanut allergy is really common

  • Peanut allergy affects 3% of children.
  • 20% of children will have allergy remission by age 5y – with the greatest chance in those with a SPT <6mm, or serum peanut specific IgE <3kUA/L (Ho et al. 2008 JACI)
  • There is good evidence that for infants with severe eczema and/or egg allergy, that regular peanut intake before 12 months of age can reduce the risk of developing peanut allergy

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