Does a child with walnut allergy (tree nut allergy) need to be careful around walnut trees?
This was a question that came through one of our area pediatricians. The school has walnut trees and the family was concerned if the trees pose a threat to the tree nut sensitive child. The child has a reaction to the ‘fruit’ of the tree. The wood, bark, and pollen of that tree would not pose a problem. The pollen of the walnut tree has a very limited season. Depending upon the area walnut tree pollen would be in the air for only a few weeks. The pollen is the male part of the plant and has unique proteins that elicit allergic responses. These responses are usually respiratory with allergic rhinitis and asthma as the main presentations. I would suggest that the child stay away from the fallen fruit of the tree. He/she should not play with the material. FEL My 7 year old daughter has asthma and severe dry skin she has temps that stay at 100.0-104.6 for several days can this be caused by an allergy? This is a very frequent question. Type 1, the typical IgE-mediated allergic reaction, doe
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