Abstract

H Lindvik, Carlsen KC Lodrup, P Mowinckel, J Navaratnam, MP Borres, KH Carlsen. Clin Exp Allergy. 2017;47(6):785–794 To investigate whether the conjunctival provocation test (CPT) may be an alternative to oral food challenge (OFC) for the diagnosis of peanut allergy. The primary aim in this study was to assess the diagnostic value of the CPT. Secondary aims were evaluating the predictive value of the CPT for peanut anaphylactic reactions and examining the safety of the CPT. This cross-sectional, case-control study included 102 children with clinical or laboratory-suspected peanut allergy and a control group of 28 children of similar age who were peanut tolerant. A previous clinical adverse reaction to peanut was …

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