Desensitization Treatment For Peanut Allergies

While peanut allergy is the most common cause of food allergy among children in the United States, deaths from accidental peanut exposure are rare. Approximately 80% of individuals who develop peanut allergy early in childhood do not outgrow their allergy and over half of them suffer from additional food allergies. Diagnosis of peanut allergy is made with an unequivocal history of an immediate allergic reaction following peanut ingestion, use of a skin prick test, and peanut specific IgE levels. Strict allergen avoidance is the standard of care. Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) allergen powder-dnfp is a defatted, slightly roasted peanut flour with a characterized peanut allergen profile and gradually increasing doses are given orally to desensitize patients.