Advances in the management of peanut allergy

Monday, 04 October 2010 12:08

A recently-published review looks at the latest research into the management of peanut allergy. The review findings highlight peanut oral immunotherapy as a potential treatment for desensitization in many peanut-allergic individuals. The primary treatment remains the avoidance of peanut.

Other studies included in the review explore the effects of early high-dose peanut protein introduction versus avoidance in high-risk infants and development of peanut tolerance. Other immunotherapeutic approaches that are being investigated in animal models are also discussed in the paper.

Reference: Pansare et al. 2010. Current Opinion in Pediatrics. Vol 22(5) pp 642–646. Doi: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32833d95cb