By Dr. Manav Segal, Board Certified Philadelphia Allergist and Immunologist On January 31, 2020 the FDA approved Palforzia to offer as Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) treatment of peanut allergy. Palforzia is peanut flour dispensed in graded doses as a treatment of…
By Dr. Manav Segal, Board Certified Philadelphia Allergist and Immunologist While Halloween can be a spooky season, it can be particularly scary for parents with children who suffer from severe allergies to foods like peanuts, milk and eggs. One of…
In some cases a patient may be allergic to one tree nut and not another. The difficulty is identifying individual tree nuts that have not been cross-contaminated. Another circumstance in which finding safe, single-sourced tree nuts is important is when…