Table I. Summary of patients’ characteristics.
No. of patients | 48 |
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Age (y) | |
Median | 13 |
Range | 1-47 |
Male/female sex | 22/26 |
Symptoms | |
Oral allergy syndrome | 4 |
Atopic dermatitis | 3 |
Angioedema | 1 |
Gastrointestinal | 1 |
Anaphylaxis (grade 1) | 21 |
Anaphylaxis (grade 2) | 14 |
Anaphylaxis (grade 3) | 4 |
Anaphylaxis (grade 4) | 1 |
Skin prick test response to peanut (positive/negative/not done) | 43/0/5 |
Total IgE (kU/L) | |
Median | 388 |
Range | 11-1990 |
Peanut-specific IgE (kU/L) | |
Median | 43 |
Range | 4.1-99.3 |
Ara h 2–specific IgE (kU/L) | |
Median | 28 |
Range | 1.1->100 |