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Saturday, November 7, 2009
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Allergies |
Developing allergies late in life08/28/2007 |
Is it possible for someone who has eaten crab all of their lives at the age of 61 all of a sudden be allergic to it now?
Yes, certainly this is possible. However, history with confirmatory skin and/or serologic testing is necessary to determine if you are "sensitized" to shellfish. In order to rule an "allergic" vs. an "intolerant" reaction, you should be seen and tested by a board certified internal medicine trained allergist to determine if you are indeed allergic to shellfish.
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Jonathan Bernstein, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Immunology and Allergy Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine University of Cincinnati |
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