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Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to peanut
Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms
Identifying allergens:
-Responsible for allergic disease and/or anaphylactic episode
-To confirm sensitization prior to beginning immunotherapy
-To investigate the specificity of allergic reactions to insect venom allergens, drugs, or chemical allergens
Immunoglobulin E antibody to total peanut extract will be tested.
In vitro serum testing for IgE antibodies to total peanut extract provides an indication of potential immune response to peanut related allergens that may be associated with allergic disease.
Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)