Peanut allergy in an adult following cardiac transplant from a non-atopic donor
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Michael S. Zhang; Jessica Huston; Andrej Petrov; Merritt L. Fajt
- Source
- Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 44:81-84
- Subject
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Immunology and Allergy
General Medicine
- Language
- ISSN
- 1088-5412
We present a 62-year-old woman with severe heart failure and who required cardiac transplantation. On postoperative day 22, she experienced anaphylaxis to peanut, with an elevated peanut-specific immunoglobulin E level. This case highlights the differential diagnosis of posttransplantation anaphylaxis as well as the appropriate evaluation.