Peanut allergy

Peanut allergies are a category of food allergies, which can result in acute discomfort to life-threatening symptoms. The smallest contact with peanuts can cause hypersensitive people to suffer from inflammation of the lips, mouth and tongue, hypotension (low blood pressure), and even anaphylaxis leading to death. Young children are most sensitive to foods as their immune systems are immature, which makes them more likely to develop food allergies, particularly if they are in the family.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by About

Related Disease Topics:

• Allergies
• Peanut allergies
• Food allergies
• Anaphylaxis

Related Symptom Topics:

• Inflammation of the lips
• Inflammation of the mouth
• Inflammation of the tongue
• Hypotension
• Low blood pressure
• Anaphylaxis

Article Source Details

About: Peanut allergy

Date: 2005

Source: About

Author: Judy Tidwell

URL: http://allergies.about.com/cs/peanuts/a/aa122898.htm

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of inflammation of the lips
• Cause of inflammation of the mouth
• Cause of inflammation of the tongue
• Cause of hypotension
• Cause of low blood pressure
• Cause of anaphylaxis
• Cause of allergies
• Cause of peanut allergies
• Cause of food allergies
• Risk and allergies
• Risk and food allergies
• Risk and peanut allergies
• Risk and anaphylaxis
• Risk and hypotension
• Risk and low blood pressure
• Risk and swollen mouth
• Risk and swollen tongue
• Risk and swollen lips
• Risk and asphyxiation
• Risk and death
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis and allergies
• Diagnosis and peanut allergies
• Diagnosis and food allergies
• Diagnosis and anaphylaxis
• Diagnosis and swollen mouth
• Diagnosis and swollen lips
• Diagnosis and swollen tongue

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