How Does a Skin Patch Help Toddlers With Peanut Allergy?

“We were excited to contribute to this landmark study that carries so much promise for our young patients with peanut allergy,” said co-author Melanie Makhija, MD, who was the Principal Investigator of the study at Lurie Children’s and is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

“Children who originally reacted to a small fraction of a peanut were able to tolerate the equivalent of one to four peanuts after completing the treatment course. This means that these children will be well protected from accidental exposure to peanuts.”

Peanut Allergy: Statistics

Peanut allergy affects approximately 2 percent of children in the United States (2^✔ ✔Trusted Source
The global burden of illness of peanut allergy: A comprehensive literature review

), Canada and other westernized countries, and it commonly persists into adulthood. Life-threatening allergic reactions can be triggered by unintentional exposure to minute quantities, including through products manufactured on shared equipment as peanuts. Currently, there are no approved treatments for peanut-allergic children younger than 4 years of age.

References :

1. Phase 3 Trial of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in Toddlers with Peanut Allergy – (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2212895)





2. The global burden of illness of peanut allergy: A comprehensive literature review – (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8247890/)

Source: Eurekalert