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Mushroom allergy

05/07/2008 10:34AM

Question:

Looking for information on allergies/allergic reactions to mushrooms? Seem to be going round in circles, and not finding any references to this. My son seems to suffer "anaphylaxis" type symptoms after eating mushrooms, (no matter if only in a sauce), and we trying to find any info that might help him with this.

Answer:

Anaphylaxis may occur after ingestion of any food including mushrooms. The confirmation of such a reaction can be established by skin and/or blood tests. Consult an allergist for conducting and explaining such tests.

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University of Cincinnati I. Leonard Bernstein, MD
Clinical Professor Emeritus
Co-Director of the University Hospital Allergy Clinic
Co-Director of the Allergy Research Laboratory
Division of Immunology and Allergy
Department of Internal Medicine
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
I. Leonard Bernstein, MD