Peanut allergy in children: probable window of opportunity for desensitization

Sergio Flores Villar^a, Manuel Molina Arias^b

^aÁrea de Hospitalización Pediátrica. Hospital Universitario Fundación Mútua Terrassa. Barcelona. España.
^bServicio de Gastroenterología. Hospital Infantil Universitario La Paz. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Madrid. España.

Correspondence: S Flores . E-mail: sflores@mutuaterrassa.es

Reference of this article: Flores Villar S, Molina Arias M. Peanut allergy in children: probable window of opportunity for desensitization . Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2022;24:317-9.

Published in Internet: 04-10-2022 - Visits: 4106

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: children under 4 years of age allergic to peanuts who received oral allergen immunotherapy exhibited greater desensitization and achieved remission more frequently. Thus, there seems to be a window of opportunity for desensitization to desensitized to peanuts in this age range.

Reviewers’ commentary: immunotherapy proved effective in achieving desensitization and remission in children allergic to peanuts aged 1 to 4 years. This effect was more evident in the younger children and in children with lower levels of immunological markers.

Keywords

● Childhood allergy ● Food allergy ● Oral desensitization ● Oral immunotherapy ● Peanut

Note:

Este artículo se publica simultáneamente con la revista electrónica Evidencias en Pediatría (www.evidenciasenpediatria.es).

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