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How do you manage introduction of other seeds when the patient has never been exposed and has a sesame allergy?

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Allergy & Immunology · Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley
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Since there is considerable cross-reactivity between other seeds, but also with nuts and other foods, one needs to do allergy testing in a sesame seed allergic patient before introducing other seeds. That can be either with prick skin testing or in-vitro testing. However, if one is negative with one...

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